I sit, harried, sacrifice on my mind
Will I make it in time?
Is it better to make it, to get there
To trade my life for my heart
Or
To miss it, arrive to see no life at all
Cradle the emptiness in my arms and say no
If only, if only I made it on time
If only
(I would be dead)

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Tedi Symons is a creative writer studying a Bachelor of Philosophy/Master of Research at Macquarie University, currently focused on Monstrous Fanfiction. Insta is @tedi_sym, Twitter is @BriSymons