| On The Dangers of Reading Too Much i think i've read a hundred books this week trying to fill myself with missing things i turned the world, I flipped the pages met some dragons, read of sages met a sasquatch, almost winced passed him by and found a witch she looked so very sad, I thought and I asked her what was wrong 'you've got magic,' I insisted 'you've got charm,' I then persisted but her tear kept rolling down as she looked upon the ground and I saw her bloody hands from the turning of the rocks what a mess there was around some lost courage then I found and to heal her I so wanted my red kerchief wet, I handed and I wrapped her hand in mine 'he's too far away this time' and she looked up at my eyes put her bloody hand in mine and i broke down and i cried: 'his love was just another lie' and a gazillion tears rolled down on grey skin |
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