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Before we kissed, I never knew the taste of twilight...
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-Lightless Refrain-

I cried in the place where time drew its last breath. I once remembered its warm embrace, but the memories left me to drift in a sea of shattered dreams. The refrain of days past faded into the nothingness while I longed for the pure light of the firefly.

But as sight is lost in the sun's fiery stare, I was greeted only by a malicious shadow. Like a demonic sprite, it danced around me, and as my eyes turned green emerald tears ran free. I sensed in the shifting darkness an eternal hopelessness, and I opened myself to it.

When time lost all meaning, all time became lost. Burning recollections left me cold, as hope wept a solemn nocturne.

I was alone.

The timeless serenade of immortality died as a final listless smile crossed my tear-strewn face. The memory of life escaped my pleading hands, like Yours so long ago.

Through the icy blue window of sleep, I saw the black rain melt the world.

-Adam Morsa 5:03 PM 9-6-03