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Lyrical Laments - 17. Chapter 17: Shivers
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Shiver
Melancholy seeps in like dew
Coating my entirety
With no warning
Like the sun slipping behind clouds
On a warm day
A chill induces a shiver
And the shiver settles
In the pit of my stomach
And I am owned
Some days are easy
Some aren’t
Some pains are easy
Some aren’t
Some memories are easy
Some aren’t
Some regrets are easy
Some aren’t
Some absences are easy
Some aren’t
Life isn’t easy
Letting go isn’t either
Of a callous nature
It’s a wall that grows taller
And hurts even when ignored
It saddens me
This harshness I see
It makes me lose faith
In friendships
In people
And as much as I won’t suffer fools
It unbalances my world
Some see beauty in the matador
Some see cruelty
Some see a tribute
To our barbarian nature
That… does not excuse it
We can be better
We should be better
Life is food
But death should never be sport
People should never be pawns
Used to further darkness
I curse manipulators
Who lie with the ease of breathing
And care only for adulation
But, it’s false worship
For false victories
This symbiosis
Offered by the weak
The lonely
The broken
The forgotten
In the end, no one wins
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