themis

do you ever lose a moment

to the ever present night?

only to realize too late

it was swallowed by the light?

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i think we have it wrong

i think we’re quite confused

it’s never the dark that takes

it’s the bright lights that use

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they hide behind their masks

and pretend to hold a flame

what we all new was truth

and never could quite tame

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true light in the darkness

when real, is well and good

but nothing teaches better

than being lost in the abyss would

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and don’t we feel all alone

in the cold light of day?

instead, a warm embrace

for which we all pray

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you don’t need a crutch

you need to learn to see

when you squint against the sun

moments lost to eternity.

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