Ashes

And as the smoke rose

There was no going back

And as the smoke rose

The ashes turned black

And as the smoke rose

The trees burned as well

And Standing before me was Satin and hell

As the smoke rose

There was no going back

So I lie in the ashes

Cold ashes of black
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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January 13, 2013 at 12:06 PM
Caitlin well get up you need to write more stunning lines like these....David
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