less

the sky
slowed

as
air pressed

and a hush
came to breath

not sudden

not breaking

just
less

than before

the ground
softened

edges
giving

without sound

first

then

me

weight
loosening

where it held

where it knew

until
only silence
was left

and even
that
couldn’t hold

it thinned

not gone

just
unable

to stay

darkness
tried to grip

found
nothing

to take

time
waited

for something
to move

nothing
answered

no shift

no return

but even

silence

was no longer required

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