i pity those who do not know that truths are built on lies
i pity those who do not know that stars burn only to die
i pity those who do not know that peace means a lapse in war
i pity those who do not know that life is just death's paramour
i pity those who do not know that fights cannot be won
i pity those who do not know that many equals none
i pity those who do not know that they hang by but a thread
i pity those who do not know that, already, all is dead.


(but most of all
i pity those
who still believe that love
and pain
are mutually exclusive.)