Desist

Desist - your life
Has found an exit door.
A single bulb
Lights a corridor
That ends in mist.

Desist - your thoughts,
Shirts hung on a line,
Spattered with mud,
Flag in a malign
And filthy mist.

Desist - you've earned
Only contempt and rage
From those you love.
Let them hug their rage.
You'll not be missed.

K.M.Payne

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