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Once all I knew was night Every day was fight or flight Then from dark I saw so bright A glint of hope at the edge of sight So I ran as a cold heart pounded Warmer as the rising beat sounded Haste had time I could not waste This was nothing I had ever faced But I noticed as I poured in It had no effect on what I saw begin The more I gave the more was lost But I gained no reward for the cost Instead it rose above my head Out of my reach high instead So I basked in its glow All my troubles fell below But soon it came, a turn of tables I had to accept it, if only I was able You began to fall away again My feet soon knew the speed of men But my heart knew the harder truth There was no way to get to you A thousand light years away Is where you would always stay Now as you grow dimmer still I feel the dark begin to chill Maybe I'll be fine without your light Maybe I'll never see anything so bright I still think of how hard I ran That joy that had began I think of you as you fade away And hope to again see the day I wonder why I write these words My dreams have always been absurd Like a man chasing the sun I fight a war that cannot be won
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Apr 23, 2014
Apr 23, 2014 at 1:18 AM UTC
Dawn to Dusk
Once all I knew was night Every day was fight or flight Then from dark I saw so bright A glint of hope at the edge of sight So I ran as a cold heart pounded Warmer as the rising beat sounded Haste had time I could not waste This was nothing I had ever faced But I noticed as I poured in It had no effect on what I saw begin The more I gave the more was lost But I gained no reward for the cost Instead it rose above my head Out of my reach high instead So I basked in its glow All my troubles fell below But soon it came, a turn of tables I had to accept it, if only I was able You began to fall away again My feet soon knew the speed of men But my heart knew the harder truth There was no way to get to you A thousand light years away Is where you would always stay Now as you grow dimmer still I feel the dark begin to chill Maybe I'll be fine without your light Maybe I'll never see anything so bright I still think of how hard I ran That joy that had began I think of you as you fade away And hope to again see the day I wonder why I write these words My dreams have always been absurd Like a man chasing the sun I fight a war that cannot be won
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Apr 23, 2014
Apr 23, 2014 at 1:18 AM UTC
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