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Underneath Mine

Dark alleys, pent-up lies, a light so bright it burns inside. Realized my eyes can no longer disguise what person resides, underneath mine. Underneath mine, are hollow passage ways unless you're me, you don't want to take and unless you're me you might break. Because holding yourself up is what it takes. Watch out for snakes, watch out for hate. Watch out for pitfalls and war calls, bones beneath your feet will break. Underneath mine, is nothing at all. You fall and you fall and continue to fall. A bright light burns like sage and burns this whole place God comes to see us, the light burns our face. Underneath mine, are we among the saved? A bright light scorches a canvass I've drawn, erasing my patterns where have my scribbles gone? I follow this path blind, as it collapses behind. Decaying matter, falls and shatters at the end a light still shines. Underneath mine.

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Date: 6/17/2016 10:23:00 PM
Just let it out, Patrick... Thank you for sharing. Skat
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