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He brings me to his bower bare
to show me that there's nothing there
that I could ever hold.
What cruel master leads me so,
giving to and taking fro,
pushing into the cold?
'tis Cupid--that mischievous boy
hath made many a clever ploy,
pulling all towards.
Then, when all are certain of the catch,
reaches in--a vicious snatch
has stolen our rewards!
Alone we cry, we weep, we pine
for that lover so divine--
have them we must!
Little do we know, so filled with rue,
that our beloved pineth too
for love from even us.
So from afar, two lovers gaze
at the other, waiting for praise
which won't come without a nudge.
Neither moves--rejection's fear
is looming far too close and near--
in love they will not budge.
The well is dry.
The lifeblood--
coursing through our veins,
the current which sustains--
is no more.
The granary is empty.
Our crops--
burning in the field,
our fate is now sealed--
have been consumed.
The children are dying.
The future--
once it gleamed like stars,
now it is not ours--
is melting.
We have no hope.
Salvation--
something better soon,
save us from our doom--
is impossible.
The point of no return
stares us in our fearful eyes.
The end--?
Walking home from school
up the hill, the sun
beating down on me
trudging along--
with every step I hear
the cries below of
all that I have killed.
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Guilt and regret--
my constant companions.
It doesn't seem to matter what I do
for it will always be wrong,
thanks to
guilt and regret.
If I had a second chance
to do everything right,
would I?
I would then realize
my utter loneliness without
guilt and regret.
Perhaps they distract me
from the thoughts that plague me,
offering me a sanctuary
free from discovery and change?
But looking back at my life
I wonder where I have been
all this time.
I want you to notice me,
I cry out in my silence.
Maybe my quiet gaze will be so loud
that you will be forced to turn around.
Embrace me, damn it.
Why won't you embrace me?
I know I am not like you--
teach me to assimilate!
I want to be a clone,
a happy, accepted, loved clone of you.