Two Times Twice and Once Removed

flares of demise burn once, twice, thrice she seals her eyes, hiding behind those ideals and the lies that sensationalize a life less known, so delicately disguised. careening unarmed though such masquerades whirl. whirl. whirl. twirl-wind third time's a charm underpaid and so afraid inertia strikes, and then they surmise with their rhetorical advice silly, weak, flustered girl... dance like there's no tomorrow, for life is indeed a game of chance romance the sun and the stars and leave no room for sorrow her eyelids flutter, her lashes lucent she mutters, on the contrary, lamenting augmenting slander, those words forbid life meandering, still wary with her mask and carrying her cadaverous limbs with care pale and bruised from use now solitaire dispair declares victory demised upon her fragile cards a rhapsody now barred far beyond her willed guise trapped two times twice and once removed suffice for lost dice and spin, spin, spin closed eyes forever aflame