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Silenced

A word or two are far too many,

In a world filled with insincerity.

Heavy on the heart and light on the tongue,

An easy slip causes a difficult fall.

Now the silence resonates the message clearly;

So do not attempt to dare utter a word to me.

Have mercy on yourself, and the Angel shadowing you,

For a word or two can damage the heart so easily.

Yet what is uttered is uttered and the doors have finally been sealed,

And now silence resonates the message clearly.

If only a whisper passed by my ear then:

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The Power of Ten Nights

Alone I was to my dark thoughts. I turned back and forth in my bed trying to find comfort in sleep. I simply couldn’t. My mind and heart were wandering around in a deranged world not yet ready for rest. I felt an urge to scream, but couldn’t. I felt an urge to weep, but my eyes were dry from past sleepless nights filled with tears. I needed a distraction. I needed an escape. I needed to forget.

“Knock, Knock”, all of a sudden I heard from afar. I glanced carefully, trying to see through the darkness surrounding me.

Little did I know, the devil himself paid me a visit with a guest I had not expected. The guest came in adorned and beautified as a bride is beautified for her groom–a courtesy from the devil himself. And so the night unraveled it’s dark tale. It happened just like that:

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