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Why are we enemies?
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I will follow
Into
the fierce darkness,
I shout and
I scream,
echoes of longing and
cacophonies of loneliness
repeat into the black.
"Mother,"
I begin again, "are
you there?
Were you here?"
I search her out,
her presence in
the ruins
of a world that never
was for me
and will now never be again.
Each time
with each load lifted
and boulder removed from
my path, I speak
simple words: "I'm here."
Once more,
I bring light and hope
for her reflection again.
Desire
Stroking and
caressing, she moves her hands down her body.
Demon.
She whispers of pleasures.
She beckons you over. Closer and closer. Closer.
Fiend.
She speaks slowly, softly
of what she can do for your mind and to your body.
Temptress.
You know her kind, her ways.
But these things Fade in your mind. You extend, reach out.
Mine.
Press Start
The muscles are stretched,
Pulled tight. Fingers
Prepared. All things set
Right. Scene begins.
A journey waits. Pain sits
In ambush. Broken
Promises are coming.
Treasure ownership in flux.
It goes until stopped,
Moments in time and
Space joined together.
Two stories united as one.
Ending the Journey
It comes at the
New time
The beginning of some
The middle of many
And the end of all.
It comes as first as
Darkness
Then light
Then movement
Scenes play out
The words are spoken
The choices return
We again make our way
Parting is such sweet sorrow
The choice shimmers in front of me.
come
I look through to another world.
join us
Situations could be different, changed.
we can help
All that is required is a single step.
we have power
I reach forward to touch the edge.
we have everything
I watch them coalesce on the other side.
invite us through now
I think about what I could do.
Only pleasure, no pain at all
Wincing, I close the portal.
screams
Bound for a Time
In my dream, they shout.
They yell
They scream
They need
It is an army ready for battle.
In blood
For blood
With blood
Together, as they march, they are watched.
He supervises
He herds
He commands
Above the masses is a creature.
Swooping
Flying
Rising
They stop, turn and wait.
We are ready
He is ready
I am ready
I awake to crimson flooding the world.
The Voice of Magic
There might have been dew – maybe it is sweat that is creeping down my neck — on my body as I stood in place – for what must be nearly a day now – reciting — over and over – the same skill, the same spell — as if I knew no other – that morning — it was evening when I started – in order to increase — by a single point each time – my mastery — as if that meant anything now that I was Arch-Mage – of magic — I ruled all of the schools and yet still had to buy my spells like all other students of the arcane! Over time, I reached the point — of boredom – where I could stop — finally – and be able to summon two creatures — after summing thousands! – at once. It was a mighty feat.
