Toll knells
Prime ends
Sun sets
It’s the deadline
The reward of all the miseries
The truth of all the dupes
The end of all the suffering
The last bitter hour
Feign to be strong
But don’t be a coward
Be haughty, grin
Repose, renounce your life
You’ve reached the top
It’s time for the cascade
Look to the last steps of day
As your life is cut.
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Meshyl Pajaganas works at SM Supermarket Lanang.