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Loss


A final exhale staggered through pained lungs​,
 
As the heart gave in to its demise,
 
Dark orbs glazed over,
 
And screams haunted the darkness,
 
While cries of agony filled the night,
 
A dreadful symphony,
 
A nightmarish harmony,
 
A twisted chord,
 
The voices rang and rang,
 
Like bells on a wedding day,
 
Like bells on a funeral,
 
The smell of lifelessness,
 
The smell of death,
 
It reeked and reeked,
 
And the shards were scattered like dust,
 
Like the ashes left behind,
 
A horrible reminder,
 
Broken dreams,
 
Shattered hearts,
 
Crushed souls,
 
A terrible reminder, indeed
 

 

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