Melancholy

. . . .an expanse,
as wide as nevermore,
as deep as tomorrow,
as dark as everything unknown,
as cold as depression,
a hole in the floor of my mind,
a day to get there, an eon to get back,
a light-year past eternity,
a cold and rainy leapyears eve,
a crowd of faceless strangers
quietly standing around
like dumb animals,
gray in color,
gray in mood. . . .

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