Overcast and delicious
Wonderful yet suspicious
Flowers blooming
In a sky without blue
And even the grass is
Shining like new
On a bed of ash
I dance with the flames
I'd tell you again
But it's all in the name
My hands grow tired
From tending the fire
But the highest of heights
Exists to aspire
Passion drifts by
Feelings so high
I can't help but notice
The pain in my side
Destruction so swift
Catches my eye
Helpless and ******
I let it slip by
I'm sure that they know
Facts left in tow
Frailty is shattered
Mindless and battered
I reach for my faith
To withdraw scattered
Ages of time are
Sprinklings of dust
Seduced by sound
And tempted by lust
Why free the soul
To shackle the mind
Taken as whole
Cast out as swine
Show me the way
Pointless to say
In a box to exist
A strange-fated twist
Wanting to feel
A feeling of want
Questions and answers
Dance about and taunt
Feb 5, 2021
Feb 5, 2021 at 1:20 AM UTC
Overcast and delicious
Wonderful yet suspicious
Flowers blooming
In a sky without blue
And even the grass is
Shining like new
On a bed of ash
I dance with the flames
I'd tell you again
But it's all in the name
My hands grow tired
From tending the fire
But the highest of heights
Exists to aspire
Passion drifts by
Feelings so high
I can't help but notice
The pain in my side
Destruction so swift
Catches my eye
Helpless and ******
I let it slip by
I'm sure that they know
Facts left in tow
Frailty is shattered
Mindless and battered
I reach for my faith
To withdraw scattered
Ages of time are
Sprinklings of dust
Seduced by sound
And tempted by lust
Why free the soul
To shackle the mind
Taken as whole
Cast out as swine
Show me the way
Pointless to say
In a box to exist
A strange-fated twist
Wanting to feel
A feeling of want
Questions and answers
Dance about and taunt
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