ashling-mantel - Hello Poetry

I see the flames of mischief The ones that Mean no harm Flames that dance and flicker Just out of reach from hand and arm I see the flames of sadness They burn low and dull The don't keep me very warm And disperse at the slightest rainfall I see the flames of happiness Warm cheery and red They fill the hearth And warm our hearts I also see the flame of hate Tall and despairing Leaping from building to building Leaving nothing but ashes Try as you might Try to be like me But the only flames you'll ever see Are the ones that force you to flee

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Mar 7, 2015

Mar 7, 2015 at 2:31 PM UTC

flames of life

I see the flames of mischief The ones that Mean no harm Flames that dance and flicker Just out of reach from hand and arm I see the flames of sadness They burn low and dull The don't keep me very warm And disperse at the slightest rainfall I see the flames of happiness Warm cheery and red They fill the hearth And warm our hearts I also see the flame of hate Tall and despairing Leaping from building to building Leaving nothing but ashes Try as you might Try to be like me But the only flames you'll ever see Are the ones that force you to flee

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Ring around the rosie Running from black death Nothing can save us a deal has been made Pocket full of posie Save us from black death We did not see our error Until our last dying breath Ashes ashes Our eyes like glass We can't see the smoke rise Or the fire overhead We all fall down Try to run if you must But black death catches all From the poor to the mighty Brought to our knees Black death is coming So run and flee

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Mar 7, 2015

Mar 7, 2015 at 2:25 PM UTC

ring of roses

Ring around the rosie Running from black death Nothing can save us a deal has been made Pocket full of posie Save us from black death We did not see our error Until our last dying breath Ashes ashes Our eyes like glass We can't see the smoke rise Or the fire overhead We all fall down Try to run if you must But black death catches all From the poor to the mighty Brought to our knees Black death is coming So run and flee

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Ashes and fire his wildest dreams A nightmarish complexity you will always see Heaven has fallen and hell has been raised For this demon destroyed our heavenly gates All is over the fire consumed Ashes to ashes fell the world's last few His eyes are cold and black as night His heart like stone unbreakable and dead The blood in his veins is black Just like the heart of those who called him back A dead man alive And never destined to meet his tortuous end He lays down in bed sleeping peacefully Not worrying about the demons under his bed Because the are inside the dead man instead A demon king no love to behold At least that's the story the darkness told

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Mar 7, 2015

Mar 7, 2015 at 2:20 PM UTC

dead man

Ashes and fire his wildest dreams A nightmarish complexity you will always see Heaven has fallen and hell has been raised For this demon destroyed our heavenly gates All is over the fire consumed Ashes to ashes fell the world's last few His eyes are cold and black as night His heart like stone unbreakable and dead The blood in his veins is black Just like the heart of those who called him back A dead man alive And never destined to meet his tortuous end He lays down in bed sleeping peacefully Not worrying about the demons under his bed Because the are inside the dead man instead A demon king no love to behold At least that's the story the darkness told

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What would happen if you saw me? If you truly saw me If you saw past my face Past my clothes Past my words What would happen if you truly saw me? I'll tell you You would see a dark writhing mass Confusion and hatred Violence and untamed fear You would see my loneliness You would see how much I despise everything But you would also see how much love is inside me How much I care for people You would see how much I want everyone to love me as much as I love them You would see how much I understand How well I can see other people But you can't see this Because you can't look past my face You can't look past my clothes You can't look past my words All you can see is what lies before you

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Mar 5, 2015

Mar 5, 2015 at 10:38 PM UTC

if you saw

What would happen if you saw me? If you truly saw me If you saw past my face Past my clothes Past my words What would happen if you truly saw me? I'll tell you You would see a dark writhing mass Confusion and hatred Violence and untamed fear You would see my loneliness You would see how much I despise everything But you would also see how much love is inside me How much I care for people You would see how much I want everyone to love me as much as I love them You would see how much I understand How well I can see other people But you can't see this Because you can't look past my face You can't look past my clothes You can't look past my words All you can see is what lies before you

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