Burning Complexity
Burning Complexity
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Illuminate like a vintage lantern
carrying me into the bitter darkness
watching as the Gondola man waits
he's repetitive, as he strolls the canal
the whispering night consumes us
but you just keep to a light flicker
And when I begin to lose light,
You just fuel the flame a bit
and so, the Gondola man sings a song of angst
up and down the canal as we journey on
until we reach the end, and the light dies out
completely...
You step away from the gondola man into the darkness
Hurriedly casting feet against the cobblestones
running...racing into the unlit shadows
you fall dropping me, I shatter, and my shards
cut you like a thousand knives…
my kerosene covers you like a blanket
and the stranger steps out from behind, striking the
match... only to drop it…
and as he watches you smolder in the moonlight
he leans down to whisper...
if you play with fire...you're going to get burned!
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