Opening moves
I'm tired of the
fained empathy
and feelings we
are supposed to have
for one another
And where did
this exhaustion come
from when caring
for someone should
come so easy
Waking and sleeping
the feeling doesn't
go away just creeps
into each day
till it's permanent
And then as we
sit at dinner
I ask if you
are tired, too
you merely nod
and tears start
streaming and from
out of nowhere
all of the feeling
of the end
flows out like
those tears
and we hug
comfortung each other
as the inevitable
has occurred
not bringing closure
but the opening
move of the
End game
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