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The Thing Most Feared
The Stillness slips in quietly:
 One by one they fade, so subtly
 Graying on the mantelpiece
 No matter many times you dust them.
 After all, it's not like you have
 Anything else to do!
 No destinations, no voices
 For silence to hide behind now, just
 Quiet rot. You knew it was there all along,
 Didn't you!
 But screams die quickly, with only sleeping air
 To feed them. Nothing left but
 The act of disappearing.
 And so you do, leaving behind
 Dust motes, dentures,
 And a broken clock.
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