Wilt

The darkness

In my heart

A thousand suns

Collapsing into themselves

Eaten by black holes

Pockmarked on my soul

Emitting radiant light

From the centre

The edges falling away

Lost forever to the cosmos

Is this how we will be remembered?

Mere ashes of once inspiring beauty…
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Dillon Avatar
June 12, 2012 at 5:23 AM
A beautiful dark write, the imagery had me enthralled... loved it,,
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June 4, 2012 at 7:35 AM
Wow..this is an awesome write..love the imagery.
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