Moth and its light
I'm a moth to a flame.
It sickens me so.
I know it burns.
I know it rots.
And yet,
each and every night,
I find it.
Poking the bruises
of my mind,
replaying the moments
from
days,
weeks,
months
ago
as if memory
is a wound
that only stays alive
because I keep
checking if it still hurts.
I tell myself
I'll stop tomorrow.
Tomorrow
always becomes
another midnight,
and all I seem to do
is think.
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