The Final Kickoff
Darkness encroaches
The feelings disappear
Loneliness approaches
Don't look in the mirror
Swollen eyes
Tear stained cheeks
Keep up the lies
Until one leaks
Nobody asks
Don't tell
Put on the masks
Silently yell
Tired bones
Tired mind
Tired moans
It's all so confined
Scream out for help
No one hears
Not even a yelp
The room clears
You're alone
You're empty
Embracing the unknown
You crack like Humpty Dumpty
Just to feel human
You hurt your soul, body, mind
You're consumed in
The pain and it's too kind
No one sees
Turn it off
Just go please
The final kickoff
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