Lifetimes went past. With the critical mass of hardly more … - Simon Armitage

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Lifetimes went past. With the critical mass
of hardly more than the thought of a thought
I kept on, headlong, to vanishing point.
I looked for an end, for some dimension
to hold hard and resist. But I still exist.

Simon Armitage

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Simon Armitage (born 26 May 1963) is an English poet, playwright and novelist from Huddersfield. A selection of his poetry forms part of the GCSE syllabus for English Literature.

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Alternative Names: Simon Robert Armitage

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Lifetimes went past. With the critical mass of hardly more than the thought of a thought I kept on, headlong, to vanishing point. I looked for an end… - Simon Armitage

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