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We are wrestling against Stygian tides This agony is yours too, Not just mine. I see you see me with impassive eyes; Such smothering obligations, Your smothered sighs… It makes me want to weep To see us drown in this impasse. The rocks tire of turning, The ravens grow hoarse, screaming You are not my mother; And I, a graceless archer, live By slaughtering birds at night, And burying corpses by day. Laughter floats like a mirage Hovering above us like doves. You say I hate you. But I hate myself more.
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Dec 15, 2015
Dec 15, 2015 at 9:56 PM UTC
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We are wrestling against Stygian tides This agony is yours too, Not just mine. I see you see me with impassive eyes; Such smothering obligations, Your smothered sighs… It makes me want to weep To see us drown in this impasse. The rocks tire of turning, The ravens grow hoarse, screaming You are not my mother; And I, a graceless archer, live By slaughtering birds at night, And burying corpses by day. Laughter floats like a mirage Hovering above us like doves. You say I hate you. But I hate myself more.
hiraeth
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Dec 15, 2015
Dec 15, 2015 at 9:56 PM UTC
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