There was a time
there is always a time
when you were happy
And you see it clearer
brighter
louder
with every passing day
that drifts
clean
away
It takes on the form
the mythic scope
of a utopia
And you would give anything
to get back there
to get back
to a life
that life
that vibrant fucking life
But you can’t go back there
because it never existed
and when you were there
it was another
earlier
world
that you wanted
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Notes:
1. Written on September 27th, 2018
2. This is the original version of this
3. Which I’ve decided I like better now
4. A week or so later