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<blockquote data-quote="Bhryn" data-source="post: 2606895" data-attributes="member: 36462"><p><strong>Life, or something like it.</strong></p><p></p><p><em>She came by in the early hours, weathered fingers touching on the simple leaves of paper and then half smiling at one endearing note. She traces a few celestial runes into his parchment, of Acceptance and 'Just how it is', as a close translation appears to be impossible.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Then she goes, and left hanging is another paper to hang listless in the empty air.</em></p><p></p><p>Go then into the rest</p><p>I have kept you from each day</p><p>And sleep forever and an hour</p><p>Flitter past the way</p><p>The path, the beaten road</p><p>You walked upon in days past.</p><p>The tumbled undergrowth</p><p>Hides it all at last.</p><p>Where are all the clarion</p><p>Trumpets of decadent delight,</p><p>Have they too faded into</p><p>All but darkest night?</p><p>Where are the warriors</p><p>In a warhost across the sky,</p><p>Have they too set down swords</p><p>To give up now and die?</p><p>Where are all the sugar smiles</p><p>On lips as red as rose,</p><p>Have they too melted slowly?</p><p>Is this how life must go?</p><p></p><p>There was life once, treasured</p><p>Loved and adored.</p><p>It was a house of pleasure and of pain</p><p>My special, tragic horde.</p><p>But came the thieves in guise</p><p>Of friends never so true, had</p><p>And with their quicker hand and eye</p><p>Dispersed what made me sad.</p><p>In simple ways they created</p><p>A fallacy all for me;</p><p>Of a woman that I hardly knew</p><p>Of someone who was once me.</p><p>She was gentle, she was kind</p><p>In the face of trouble, brave.</p><p>She was loved and she was bright</p><p>To all her greater good, she gave.</p><p>Was this me, was this my self?</p><p>A naked front of shattered smile</p><p>Treachery in the winsome breath</p><p>Deceit, that I stay a while.</p><p></p><p>This was not the person, me;</p><p>This was a creature I despised.</p><p>Formulated from endless love</p><p>But cursed with sorrow and the lies.</p><p>The lies of love, the lies of life</p><p>The lies that crowd around me still</p><p>That tomorrow has a brighter ending</p><p>That yesterday never will.</p><p>I am a sword, I am the death</p><p>I am the wailing in the dark;</p><p>I am the frightened dreams of demons</p><p>I am the bane of my own heart.</p><p>I am the nothing, I am the something</p><p>I am ending even as I began</p><p>And when the ending plays in silence</p><p>The pensive breath betrays a span.</p><p>Forget the whispers of betrayal</p><p>And come with me, towards the day!</p><p>...for this was life, or something like it</p><p>But just for now, I lost my way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bhryn, post: 2606895, member: 36462"] [b]Life, or something like it.[/b] [i]She came by in the early hours, weathered fingers touching on the simple leaves of paper and then half smiling at one endearing note. She traces a few celestial runes into his parchment, of Acceptance and 'Just how it is', as a close translation appears to be impossible. Then she goes, and left hanging is another paper to hang listless in the empty air.[/i] Go then into the rest I have kept you from each day And sleep forever and an hour Flitter past the way The path, the beaten road You walked upon in days past. The tumbled undergrowth Hides it all at last. Where are all the clarion Trumpets of decadent delight, Have they too faded into All but darkest night? Where are the warriors In a warhost across the sky, Have they too set down swords To give up now and die? Where are all the sugar smiles On lips as red as rose, Have they too melted slowly? Is this how life must go? There was life once, treasured Loved and adored. It was a house of pleasure and of pain My special, tragic horde. But came the thieves in guise Of friends never so true, had And with their quicker hand and eye Dispersed what made me sad. In simple ways they created A fallacy all for me; Of a woman that I hardly knew Of someone who was once me. She was gentle, she was kind In the face of trouble, brave. She was loved and she was bright To all her greater good, she gave. Was this me, was this my self? A naked front of shattered smile Treachery in the winsome breath Deceit, that I stay a while. This was not the person, me; This was a creature I despised. Formulated from endless love But cursed with sorrow and the lies. The lies of love, the lies of life The lies that crowd around me still That tomorrow has a brighter ending That yesterday never will. I am a sword, I am the death I am the wailing in the dark; I am the frightened dreams of demons I am the bane of my own heart. I am the nothing, I am the something I am ending even as I began And when the ending plays in silence The pensive breath betrays a span. Forget the whispers of betrayal And come with me, towards the day! ...for this was life, or something like it But just for now, I lost my way. [/QUOTE]
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