A wild dog gives up the ghost in an Australian desert, while equally wild hopes perish in more urban settings. Source: https://dukestreetpoetry.wordpress.com/2018/09/25/death-of-a-dingo/

There’s an urge for authenticity in everything I write, It blocks all inspiration and bids every thought goodnight,

Cold melancholy captured me while dozing on the train, It wrapped itself around my head, and held my tired brain;