you really think you know
what death tastes like
then they open you up
you feel nothing at all
pain kept me conscious
I accept the embrace
half numb self-negating
so sick of waking up
let the fruit of despair
liberate your belief
moments of clarity
burn away like a shadow
become what you
seek to know
as we trace along
scars fade with each new dawn
inviolable dread plagues me
anxiety intrudes
still I force myself
to live another day
if it gets any louder I can’t ignore to pretend things will get any better
I cry out and wish I could take all this pain make it passion and happiness
mirrored would life do the same when you’re all alone who the fuck is to blame
at these heights a fall seems like floating
traces of chaos set gravity free
I stare into a world without an anchor
as I free myself of the curse of being and time
in solitude I don’t need mediation
if I choose to live I must endure
we’re a violent kind we live violent lives
I welcome the tempest
mirrored would it do the same
we’re a violent kind we live violent lives
at these heights
a fall seems like floating
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