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THE COMFORTING DECAY

I'll take my last breath of air tonight
The fire's warmth is so alluring
The moths cry out for it's light
The bitter cold casts a gentle glow

Shards and fragments of my past
Have shown themselves tonight
My dreams have always haunted me
Every night a new epiphany
Sifting the dust away
Beholding the utmost joy
The memories of yesterday
I'm ready for my stay

I fell out of my framing
Pieces of me are everywhere
Look at me, my breaking heart
Like glass I fall apart
I used to love the morning
But now I belong to darkness
Look at me, slipping away
The comforting decay

I'll take my last walk tonight
No matter the fears, the sounds
If darkness was a sound
I would stay until the dawn
I'll throw myself into the blaze
I've already lived too long
I don't want to see you at my grave
Looking down from up there

Goodbye, fragile world
Your clock is ticking
Goodbye, empty whole
Now my cup is empty
Goodbye, spite and loss
No more of these demons
Goodbye, fading beauty
I've lost the will to go on
Goodbye