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By the Light of A Pale Fire

i have walked through
a man-made wasteland
of tarnished chiseled words
and dusty promised dreams
looking for the
forgotten ideas of things lost
trying to find the person
that once i used to be.

thoughts i cannot remember
and non-recognizable mistakes
makes me realize in so
many relentless ways
that i have changed
living in the light
while time has stayed
completely the same.

and a knowing fear
a pale fire comes
burning back to me.
the feeling of a dry soul
petting drier, nothing can grow
within the red embers of desire,
no one can grow
with nothing to inspire.

i have reaped
the bittersweet harvest
of this vast barren land.
painting the pictures
no one understands.
the dust has blinded me
as realization
comes crashing down.

i have been choking
within this life
playing a tune
to the living lies
and that familiar fear
have came to claim another day
wondering if my mind and heart
have spoke all that i needed to say.
Written by BlackVelvetRose (Ragdoll Raven)
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