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She left me with nothing but math.

Bedroom walls miscalculated
to the color of a bruised plum.

Moonwhite sheets tangled
into isolated geometries.

Her pillow, the sum
of broken equations.

Moonlight proves
distance by degrees:

light slanting
in the hallway,

the acute angles
of an open door.
They tore my wings from my body
Out of the sky I fell hard and fast towards the ground
They have deep red blood dripping down their hands, staining their own skin.
Deep scars now run down my back where my skin was torn
I can still feel the burning agony as they ripped me apart
I can still hear their angelic laughter as they asked me why I wasn't flying
I can still taste the blood in my mouth as I screamed.
You said you would protect me.
When I heard the other angels laughter, I heard yours too.
Why didn't you protect me?
Shadows lurk
Shadows hide
Not always being
On the outside

Shadows can steal
Your force to strive
Shadows can steal
Your wish to be alive

Shadows can lurk
Deep in your head
Or loom upon walls
Above your bed

Shadows can take over
The outside at night,
But can shadows take
Your inside sometimes
... sometimes
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