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Eyes open to the dark With the light becoming the spark To the panic that pours Staggering back and forth A sharp pain pierces Forcing down even the fiercest One that can't be cured Every human fears to endure A familiar tune echoes Hypnotically dragging vision close Desperation delivers and bellows A frail creature from the shadows The bird in song flees Bringing me to my knees Leaving only a feather Painted the deepest red ever The end draws near And my question becomes clear In the time hardest to breathe Why did the red canary chirp for me?
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Feb 18, 2017
Feb 18, 2017 at 6:24 PM UTC
jacob-timothy
Red Canary
Eyes open to the dark With the light becoming the spark To the panic that pours Staggering back and forth A sharp pain pierces Forcing down even the fiercest One that can't be cured Every human fears to endure A familiar tune echoes Hypnotically dragging vision close Desperation delivers and bellows A frail creature from the shadows The bird in song flees Bringing me to my knees Leaving only a feather Painted the deepest red ever The end draws near And my question becomes clear In the time hardest to breathe Why did the red canary chirp for me?
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