the woman leaves
the key
the key leaves
the proposition
the proposition leaves
the sweat
the sweat leaves
the affair
the affair leaves
the knife
the knife leaves
the blood
stinging

© Jeff Kimball

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bubbles forming
beneath mud
developing filth
maggots eyeing
socket piercing
knife groans
trees moving
sideways fall
orange morphing
pages burning
hole heats
superseding mind
desert recreating
cracks bones
lowering dissonance
flower blossoming
smile teeth
missing identity

© Jeff Kimball

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grey sky
mist in the air
wet grass
green turning red
bloated figure
floating
cigarette smoke
grimacing
chuckling
shallow water

© Jeff Kimball

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rain drops touching skin
clothes absorbing moisture
coughing develops cold
smoke exhaling from lungs
feet dragging through pools
thinking of escape plans
stepping onto ledge
indifference and thoughtful consideration
paradox forming in mind
signs emerge telling it’s time
grasp releasing everything
floating through space and time
flashing memories changing channels
regrets mean nothing
mistakes floating in air
acceptance of reality
eyes close, deep exhale
eternal darkness tortures the soul

© Jeff Kimball