Tapped Out

August 27, 2025

I can’t afford

pride

I’m poorer

than that

I can’t afford

humility

Accomplishment

lacks

I can’t afford

vengeance

All hate

for myself

And least afford

love

Emotion

— unfelt

(Dreamsleep: August, 2025)

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