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Swept Away

Nonet of Decay

By Tales from a MadmanPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
Swept Away
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Shreds of a soul scattered on the floor

Piles of dust from my shattered heart

Eons wasted, all swept up

Trapdoor straight to the pit

Withering away

In hell alone

Half myself

And half

Not

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Tales from a Madman

@TalesFromAMadman

.. the figure in question had out-Heroded Herod, and gone beyond the bounds of even the Prince's indefinite decorum.

The Masque of the Red Death

Edgar Allan Poe

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  • Esala Gunathilake2 years ago

    Swept away was brilliant.

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