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The Suitcase in the Closet - rowens - 04-12-2025
The Suitcase in the Closet
My Past does not exist.
This does not mean that there is
no darkish labyrinth of symbols from
a world no longer extant.
Time may be a reflection forward
and backward; and I
a log of continuity not
a separate copy of each
connivance of memories,
faded and weaker like a
cassettetape with every dub.
Still, as I move forward
and stand ransom
for some forsaken crime,
composed by me or any
part: Nothing rests that reinstates,
nor from my bed do
I leave the paradise with
its reflecting pool. I dream of whom
when I awake, I die.