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 Finding The Flood - Poems by Jeremy Joel

REACHING FOR REWIND


The end


Stop the fast-forward and reach for rewind
Brush off the sand and redraw the line
You can be supportive but it's for them to decide
But they may drop a hint or the slip of a sign
Devils never reveal the secrets they hide
"Pleased to meet you," she said with a slur, "now get out of my sight"
But now's never the best time
They're always your lovelorn life force
In the victim's demise you see that familiar disguise
Admit your addiction has corrupted you
Hands bound tight with one thing to do
"That's pretty narrow-minded," an honest friend said
This I groaned like the dead
"No time to get it right, no time to get it wrong, no time for regrets"
Could you blink again for the very first time?
To confront the coma that's feeling alive
Are you that self-absorbed to give a little time?
Don't let them snitch without having a taste
Leeches draw blood as they suckle fresh fate
Luring the impressionables, drugs used for bait
At parties, on paydays, the peddlers wait
We're craving forgiveness but the cupboard is bare
In debt to temptation, pawning off our prayers
Encouraged by educators to reach for the stars
We are accidents falling apart







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