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Nothing is forever, least of all the light in the sky
The softly crumbling ground
As we drag the wet earth with our knees
The exterior has weathered now, the undercoat showing vastly
All the cracks in the plaster that we whitewashed over
And forgot about
Least of all, the terror of never being
Was worth deceit, perhaps
We're 'going Hollywood' for the sunshine
Going to the circus for the crowds
Look at us, a semblence of truth
A truth that will never resound
This is bitterness, from the broken toothed and empty hearted
This is split from the gut with shards of stolen memory
But they think we're in love, that's all that counts
The bravado that no one thinks about
This is bitterness
Tidal memories, black and white with envy
Green and red with safety
Black and blue with rage, and guilt, and shame
There's an utter, pure shame trolling my life
Patrolling impending happiness
The shame of red wine and candlelight,
Romance of sorts
That's what I thought, when I read to you aloud
Stuttering over my food
Appeasing the chortle that came with dessert
Now that memory is thickly coated, like cream, and chocolate and tarr,
With hurt
So I'll never say forever
As nothing is forever, least of all the sun
Least of all the softly tumbling leaves
Least of all the life and light in your eyes
Least of all, the memory of us
The all consuming hate
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The all consuming love