Elegy of Procrastination

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I never asked for things to be this way,

But when they were handed to me, I never bothered to refuse.

My torpidity ate away at my determination

Leaving a shell saturated in apathy.

Now, with tied hands, all I can think back to is what I could have done.

What I didn't do, what I didn't see.

Too late, I carry the burden,

My wounds festering hate and regret.

The handiwork of my own lethargy

Eating away at what's left.

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