Like a penny down a well
clanging
until the noise stops
it’s value lost
to the pit
Anxiety
is in no way gradual
pages unfold
faster than a hand
can hold
Hope
lost
to a fleshy belly
feeding
from inside
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Like a penny down a well
clanging
until the noise stops
it’s value lost
to the pit
Anxiety
is in no way gradual
pages unfold
faster than a hand
can hold
Hope
lost
to a fleshy belly
feeding
from inside