Atrophy Poem by Kyle Schlicher

Atrophy



is a sad process.

the brain
withered,

shrinking in size,

gnawing at
fleeing thoughts,

not grasping new concepts,

ideals vanishing in a twinkling
of the heartbeat

fading
in
the
echoes
of
ignorance.

5-17-1977

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