Composed Desire

Composed Desire

A run-on

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Umi
Feb 04, 2022
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I’m afraid of dying. Maybe it’s my lack of faith and belief and how sometimes I’m afraid that heaven is just a place our ancestors made up for us to believe in— to make the end a little less heavy. And then for five entire minutes, I lie in bed imagining life with its temporal limitations and all of the finish lines we are expected to cross and for a fl…

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