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Lightning was never meant to be tamed Moreso by mortals Ask the foolish and the brave Who died trying She belongs to nature Her mistress is great and terrible Who swallows villages on a whim And decimates cities with a gesture The tides and hail are hers to command The very ocean and the earth her lackeys Lightning is appreciated from a distance Keep a wide berth if you value your life It strikes and immolates With nary a warning It is beautiful as it is deadly But why then Just why Do I override my instincts And walk closer and closer to you Even as the brushfires Creep closer Inch by consuming inch
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Nov 21, 2016
Nov 21, 2016 at 1:32 PM UTC
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Lightning was never meant to be tamed Moreso by mortals Ask the foolish and the brave Who died trying She belongs to nature Her mistress is great and terrible Who swallows villages on a whim And decimates cities with a gesture The tides and hail are hers to command The very ocean and the earth her lackeys Lightning is appreciated from a distance Keep a wide berth if you value your life It strikes and immolates With nary a warning It is beautiful as it is deadly But why then Just why Do I override my instincts And walk closer and closer to you Even as the brushfires Creep closer Inch by consuming inch
For my geisha
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Nov 21, 2016
Nov 21, 2016 at 1:32 PM UTC
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