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Poetry Drafts / 12 June 2022

The burning, burning sensation
of failure to fully comprehend
all previously written words;
like Shame simmering on low heat
far too long, served with bread
stale like grass; cheeks on fire,
woes from weary words
turned prosaic.

About The Author

Hayden Veil

In an earlier incarnation, Hayden Veil enjoyed a successful career in software engineering, writing late-night poetry in pursuit of sanity. On 2 February 2020, the world of Hayden Veil changed: Ghosts became real and with its soul laid bare there was no turning back from the perpetual path of poetry.