Tic Toc

poem by: John Salvetti
Written on Sep 26, 2018 

Body ceases to walk,
Heart ceases to toc.
Did it ever talk - if there was no one there to listen?
Skin no longer glistens.
Body is not risen,
as all ideas of god go missing;
along with years of hugs and kissing.
But there's no sorrow for one's own lack of ticing.
Tic - 
Toc -
Tic -
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Tags: Sad, Rhyme, Depressing, Pain, Dark,

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