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Hopeless


I can’t ignore the voices

Circling in my head

Do it, do it now

I can’t ignore the images

Rewinding in a never-ending cycle

Every time I try to balance

It’s impossible

The door is closing slowly

The light starts to fade away

And just as I reach to grab the door

It closes

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