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Those who have crossed With direct eyes to death's other Kingdom Remember us--if at all-- not as lost Violent souls, but only As the hollow men The stuffed men.
- T.S. Elliot's Hollow Men
Warm winds wrapped around him, tossing clouds of dust into the air like the hot ashes of a dying fire. The dry desert climate clinged to the man like a lingering filth, impossible to elude and frivolous to eliminate. Not unlike the man himself, who sat on the edge of a stone awning, silent and solid, unmoving and utterly unnoticeable. Enveloped in the shadows of the evenin
by ~penguin-paul
A Fickle FlameA Fickle Flame By: Paul LenathenA Fickle Flame
Like a hapless babe It must be nurtured
Like a roaring beast It must be restrained
Like a miracle It gives us life
Like a curse It kills with vengeance
Like the horizon It can not be touched
Like the shadow It can never be lost
Like love It has no equal
by ~penguin-paul
Lost VoicesLost VoicesLost Voices
Can you hear the dead, Anymore then you can hear the living?
How many times must I cry, Before you hear the echoes of my sorrow?
What finds you quicker: The whispers of my shame, The screams of my ego, The lyrics of my soul, The speech of my confidence?
Would you hear me: If I were drowning in a sea of tears?
Would my voice find you, From the dark crevices of my mind?
Would you, Could you, Find the strength to hear my pleas?
Would my proposal fall on deaf ears, Or be lo
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TrialsTrialsTrials
If I jumped off a cliff To prove my bravery, Would you embrace me? Or tell me that dead men make poor lovers?
If I sank to the bottom of the sea To show my depth, Would you dive in after? Or tell me that some treasures are meant to be lost?
If I challenged the flame To cleanse my being Would you redefine me? Or look upon a blank canvas with contempt?
If I tore out my heart To offer you my life Would you offer me yours? Or simply tell me that broken hearts don’t beat.
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