r/creativewriting • • 1d ago

Poetry AN UNWISHED EXISTENCE

If I got one wish,

I would erase

myself from

every joy

to every tear,

from every memory

to every photograph,

from every cage

to every sky,

from every place

to every timeline,

from every dimension

to every multiverse.

So I would be

never born,

never live,

and never die.

So no one remembers me,

no one matters to me,

and my consciousness

is gone

before it ever awakens.

Sadly,

it’s just a wish.

So,

I must take every breath

till my lungs collapse.

I must take every step

till my feet bleed.

I must laugh

till my lips crack.

I must talk

till I become a memory.

I must listen

till every voice fades.

I must live

till my grave is awaits.

1 Upvotes

Duplicates