out of control

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a world that kept turning; out of control
out of my mind; nowhere to go
life just a blur of radiance and regret
focus never offered; but everything taken
eyes forced shut; to rid them of the blear
veil of haunted humor; equally blinding
 
no reprieve from turmoil
emptiness as the mass still grows
engulfing the last of me with it
space so vast; but so empty
yet crowded in ignorance; mobbed by lack of empathy
 
they are all too near; I see just one clearly
who was once also dim now shines bright
unexpected; remarkable in their anguish
clarity for the likes of strangers; similarities unforeseen
 
a gaze converges onto another
unalike; but understanding of compassion
familiar and broken; while still so unknown
 
a world that kept turning
the two of us let it go
 
out of control

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