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The Misconstrued Pigment

I’ve tried to tell you, To show you, To give you the wick to light the way. But my opens heart preaches a language of tongues. The hours spent in tears smolder away Like the continuous rhythm of ocean waves. Building… Crashing… Dissipating… Only to vanish forever in a fruitless swirl of sand. You ask why, And I answer. You ask how, And I answer anew. Yet somewhere in translation Words lose their meaning, Casting only Tints and Tones Of the power they hold. I can’t give up, But still my will wanes. So that all I can hope Is that you learn to listen to my true Color.
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erik-mcallister
Scottish
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Nov 21, 2011
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