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Rainbow in the dark

Inspired by Ronnie James Dio song "Rainbow in the dark". ............................................
Again, shadows dance tonight—     this time, a grim tear swims down my cheek         as the light became less dim when the             thunder struck— the cold scolds my hold, and I lost my grip, reminding me I am free, like the lightning. But morning light fades into the dark;     the night has totally consumed it. I become lonely, like a rainbow     left to shiver in a dark sky. The ghosts of my wife and children whisper         from somewhere above the roof— their chill cry, as they succumbed to my rage,         reverberates from a broken mirror I left in the dark tunnel of my conscience. I am a lie, and I am shy that I know why. My world is lived without words,     so I only mime to a fake rhyme. Yet the morning light is lost in the distance,         with only a single star left in the dark sky. I am like a shadow in a crowd; my torment is like an echo in an empty room.

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