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Emptiness

I�m not sure I was ever born,
As I look to a palm, full of thorn�
Recall each flower, how it wilted
In the presence of something so jilted.

No, it seems I always have been,
(That insatiable hunger within);
Watching each infernal second slip by me,
Knowing not even Death could satisfy me.

I'm the darkness that soaks up light,
Leaving all lost to eternal night.
I'm the shadow that falls on each face
'Fore it disappears without trace.

Yeah, something inside me is broken.
You feel it, without a word spoken;
And yet try to appease me, still,
As I slowly bleed you of your will.

Oh, many a life I have felled,
For it is I cannot be quelled.
Yet in the search for true loving bliss,
You hold out your hand for me to kiss�

�As lightning strikes across the sky,
�As thunder swallows the cries of �why?�
�As the rain turns �an incessant sorrow
That never releases tomorrow.

Nothing about me is deception,
For I, myself, cast no reflection.
All you see, if you cannot see though me,
Are the wishes that have been cast to me.

So, quietly, I tread the disdain
Of an existence that only brings pain.
Ah, look, another hand to kiss�
�So pleased to meet you, I am Emptiness.�

Written by Shine_of_Darkness

(Michael Anderson)

Published 30th Jul 2015

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Re. Emptiness

Anonymous

30th Jul 2015 11:12am

This is by far one of the best pieces I have read on DUP. It's astonishing, well done!!

Shine_of_Darkness (Michael Anderson)

31st Jul 2015 00:09am

Thank you, R_Evolver, for the great compliment and the RL add. Don't believe I've had the pleasure of reading any of your work yet. Will check yours out shortly.

Michael