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                                 A Poetry tDrop

                                  by Wetdryvac
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The Prophet 
September 1990 

a dark shape lies within your future
lies obscured by neon light
a vision of madness
and a prayer
are your last handles on reality

the resolution on your life
is growing dim
beyond reason
for behind stalks fear
that when you find you
ten thousand years
will have fell behind you
leaving no wake
that the city will turn against you
that the noise of the cares lies entirely in your head
and that the truth, when left behind
will eat you alive

turn off the light
and draw the shades to hold in the dark
and plug your ears to hold in the silence
for your fears are just a memory
and the darkness in your future
no more than sleep 


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