An Unlived Life
<p>Loud ticking of the clock<br />
a reminder of an unlived life.<br />
Always in the rush —<br />
cooking, cleaning, raising<br />
between the walls that once<br />
felt like home.</p>
<p>The echoing silence<br />
numbing the soul,<br />
the spirit was broken<br />
a long time ago.</p>
<p>Now, in the sunset of my days<br />
I will be left with regret -<br />
to ponder upon my weaknesses,<br />
to shrink in paralyzing stillness.</p>
<p>When did I lose my smile?<br />
Deprivation of affection<br />
left scars on my heart.<br />
The sun hid behind life’s routine<br />
leaving me cold, out there in the wind.</p>
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