there seems to be light
vibrant as a summer butterfly
colorful as the finest rainbow
it grips your heart
breathes down your neck
like a fire that comes alive
like a death dug out of its grave
like the honey that hides the sting
like the eyes of a hyena
it looks good, looks life altering
but when disaster strikes
when the light fades
and the cheers die down
its a letdown; a betrayel
you realize you were tricked
abandoned; outdone; faked
because you realize that while it pulled
it seemed to live
seemed to be happy; content
you've been blinded by the light
you've gone deaf from the cheers
and that's how you followed
like a blind duck
like an ignorant animal
like an oblivious seeker
and as the last of lights dissapear
into the nothingness it sprouted from
you're left alone
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Rachel Steinmetz
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