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Lying awake, weeping

battling grief

Tears become words of anguish

Frozen lifeless bones

Manic gleams, glisten

O’ what might have been

Deep haze descends; pale eyes

Betrayal, abandon

now unhallowed

Essence stripped bare

Former remnant of self

Withdraw, surrender

Tears become secretions of blood

Inner corrosion of self

Lament; spins the tale

Splendor fades

Token of disgrace

Bears its mark upon; empty

Lying awake…