By Jane Doe
Date: 2011 Jul 15
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near death

Tonight I’m saying a prayer.
I need a balm for this melancholy

I’m afraid of these tendencies
of shutting down
and fading away
a coward’s version of falling out.

Lemonade's not working like it should.
Hot choc'late is going cold.

I'm slipping into coma ...

Dear God, are you there?