Escapes

There are all kinds of escapes

Some will get you out of a few cuts and scrapes

It’s the other ones —

Dancing and wielding the razors edge

Looking up at the beam above your bed

Drinking till you lose your head

Popping pills, wishing you were dead

Dangerously teetering near a precipice

Waiting for the breeze to topple and crush

Could it be that easy?

The greatest escape of all?

Crossing Over?

Leaving that causes such grieving

So, escape if you must

But TRUST it’s a selfish mistake you are making.

5 responses to “Escapes”

  1. I usually take those kind of escapes, but is not a shortcut… At all.
    Cheers!

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    1. Agreed! Sláinte! Take care, my friend.

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  2. coward. live

    it was is a gift

    you cannot see outside

    you to know if you

    give anyone else a lift

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    Timothy Price

    A very selfish mistake, indeed. Poignant and evocative poem.

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