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Curious

By smokejack

Fri, 25 Jul 2025
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Light becomes dark

Like a fleeting spark

Life owns you

Whatever you do

Being yourself

Can be an empty shelf

A job is a toil

We are the coil

Time  is a click

Life is so quick

How long do we think

About floating or sink

Life is spurious

We are all curious.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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