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My story is not one that needs to be told, But tell it I will. I am a lantern, once bought, then sold I am a simple lantern, without a frill. Hung on a roof I was, Lit all day, and all night. I hung there in silence, Not a sound, not a sight. Most days, I went unnoticed, I was nothing special, no story worth telling. But every once in a while, people would stop, and stare, They saw something compelling. I am a shadow, that lives within a much bigger light, But I am my own source, I live in no prison. I have a story to tell, one that is very bright, If only you wish to listen.
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Feb 10, 2019
Feb 10, 2019 at 12:31 AM UTC
The living lantern
My story is not one that needs to be told, But tell it I will. I am a lantern, once bought, then sold I am a simple lantern, without a frill. Hung on a roof I was, Lit all day, and all night. I hung there in silence, Not a sound, not a sight. Most days, I went unnoticed, I was nothing special, no story worth telling. But every once in a while, people would stop, and stare, They saw something compelling. I am a shadow, that lives within a much bigger light, But I am my own source, I live in no prison. I have a story to tell, one that is very bright, If only you wish to listen.
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Feb 10, 2019
Feb 10, 2019 at 12:31 AM UTC
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