Automatic

So very tierd
and worn - it's begining to show
benieth my skin
in lines and shadows
never there before.
yet more, more is what they want
and yet more.
until drained and raw
automatic becomes the norm,
i look but can't see,
i hear but can't listen,
i feel in isolation
just keep going ~ hoping
no one will notice
i'm not really
here

11/30/97

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