Trapped in this supposed paradise

Cloaked forever in darkness

Throat parched from lack of use

I plead for water.

Beg for just a single sip.

You smile handing me the glass

Already knowing I will lose my grip

I fall to my knees

Oh, to live without water

I shall surely die.

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We sit close under the night sky

Together

And you wish on the single falling

Star

For things to stay exactly as they are

Forever.

So we hold hands and whisper sweet

Nothings

Even though I know I’m just going to

Leave.

They say you cannot run from your

Weakness

But I...

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She’s dancing through the moonlight swathed in her silver satin dress

She’s singing praise to each and every soul on the earth, each strong rock and tree

She’s sleeping in a field the sunlight breathing on her skin with a single caress.

She’s everywhere and nowhere...

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Loneliness as deep as the darkest ocean

Laps at my soul and I can only watch.

I stare with glazed eyes as it eats away

Piece by piece,

Soon I will be left with nothing.

Deep within this self-destructive whirlwind

You appear bearing only a heart full of love.

I stare...

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I’ve heard often enough

That when we die

We come back different.

So as the cold barrel of this gun

Touches my burning throat.

All I can think is,

Perhaps there is hope

For me after all. 

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