This is where We Rise

This is where life dies out.

This is where we fall.

This is where we set our hearts

on a silent journey

somewhere outside of us.

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This is where light darkens.

this is where we forget.

This is where we stop our tears

to ignore the sense of searing

from within.

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This is where good dissipates.

This is where we flee.

This is where we shred our values

till all that remains

are muted echoes of memories.

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This is where hope dwindles.

This is where we capitulate.

This is where we coat our scars

in the darkest shades

of the dingiest death.

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This is where everything dries.

This is where we darken oursleves.

This is where we lower till we

hit rock bottom and...

Begin the climb upward