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Their Greatest Flaw

In his dreams and thoughts he prayed As his path and light did fade A voice said, "Hear my message and learn from me. Then you shall surely and truly see." That confusion was building inside his mind and brain It sticks to his thoughts and dreams like a stain He exhaled and what he saw Was himself, their greatest flaw They had created what they never wanted to create They did not know that raising him was their fate That raising a dark and lonely being They started seeing That he had many troubles ahead His hands would be stained with red But love him they did, he did not know why Made him break down and start to cry They loved their boy, their greatest flaw Their boy who had betrayed the law He thanked them and then he flew For he had surely and truly knew

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008




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