By Design

I was lit to burn, to call, to keep

At a distance, footsteps gather and stare

So, I glow though shadows gather close to me

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A ripple through my vein, a twitch reveals my need

Within the hum I ignite, brief as a flare

I was lit to burn, to call, to keep

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In reverb like a note, I reach for reprieve

The hallway ebbs and presents none other than air

So, I glow though shadows gather close to me

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Refractions drift past, resigned again to sleep

Patina, how it holds me, then leaves my glass bare

I was lit to burn, to call, to keep

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Resounding, a terrible siren of the deep

An echo out of tune lands only nowhere

So, I glow though shadows gather close to me

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I rage to flood the night, but am corrected by decree

Forever a lantern, I must say through a glare:

“I was lit to burn, to call, to keep

So, I glow though shadows gather close to me.”