Expiration date

What is the meaning of dying?

Have you ever heard of living past your expiration date?

It's an extremely rare condition where one's mind cannot percieve reality any more.

You have no goals in life, no past, no future, no fate.

Every day seems the same, you have nothing to fight for.

About two years have passed and it still keeps me awake.

The day I closed my eyes harder than ever, prepared to fall asleep.


I wasn't scared or thrilled. No emotions; no love or hate.

Just me and a gentle whisper saying, ' I leave your soul to weep'.

Indeed, it is a death - without dying.

Author's Note

Hope you like it! It feels good to write again. Please leave a review, it motivates me to write more. It feels ok to know that there are people willing to spend a minute or two on your writing (:

Reviews

[Namyh]

en skygge - Now this makes you think about it. Thanks for sharing. Namyh

[en skygge]

Thanks for the review, but I'm afraid I don't understand what were you refering to: my name, my poem or my overall writnig?

[Namyh]

en skygge - Your work made me think of someone now long gone saying that "I'm living on borrowed time and just trying to steal a few more hours" which was his felt recognition that he had gone past his expiration date. You unlocked a memory of long ago ES. Sometimes poetry comes with its own set of jangling keys to unlock a different door for each different person. Now I'm kinda glad you brought yours. Namyh

[en skygge]

Woah! That's both exciting and sad to hear. I never imagined my poetry would impact someone on such scale. I'm sorry for that person for feeling the same way described in this poem, it's not easy living like that. Thanks again for the review, it's things like this that make me write more often!

[NowhereMan]

Very creative and relatable narrative. I enjoyed it!

[en skygge]

Thanks a lot! I appreciate your review