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melancholy masquerade

its a cozy little chaos

I am the eye in the storm

a stranger in a strange land

embraced by a mournful trance

though beyond this cloud lies no boundary

gently rocking in heavens wake

destined to roam this solitary state

 

known to myself as the eternal pariah

who found death behind the masks of many

animated figures dance around in pretty shackles

indulge in fruitless conversation to every last breath

embedded by such relentless contradiction

and I silently swell in frustration as the crowds cheer

 

steal away my attention

again and again

so terribly haunted by your glory

always deprived of simple pleasures

 

and I'm always standing still

always in hibernation

hidden away from myself

 

oh how blindly I’ve spun this web

 

I dream to orchestrate a new serenade

leave behind the masquerade

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alexander-montgomery-dawson
26 / M / American
Published
Mar 20, 2015
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