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Dark Poetry #3

As Many Times

edh
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since 2003-03-26

Posts 111

0 posted 2003-04-01 12:59 PM

As many times as you've made me run
to the devil's arms.
That's how many times my arms will
not be open when you run to them.

Not vengeance but justice.

As many times as I have tripped and
fallen in the cold snow and was
frostbitten by stupidity.
That's how many winters in Hell.

Not lies but the cold truth.

As many lives as I have been made
to live only to find an endless
staircase leading to love.

That's how many steps you will have to
take to get to me.

Not impossibilities but possible
relentless pathways.

As many dreams as I have been forced
to settle for when I am not allowed
to make the only one I have come
true.

That's how many nightmares you shall face.

Sleep now, my friend.

For when you wake up the house will
be on fire.

And whether you are consumed by the
flames depends upon how much
water you have taken from...

The River

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