a story for the silence

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The door creaks open, I am alone

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The door creaks open,
I am alone.
I must've left a window open;
There's nobody home.
Empty easels and wells ran dry;
Nobody makes it out alive.
The draft in the air and the draft on this paper;
Love creeps into this makeshift altar.

A prologue so full of pressure;
It broke at the bend.
This arc, I am not sure;
If it's ever going to end.
They say the writer still watches;
His typewriter sure did catch this.
A whisper in the words sung by a songstress;
A tale told true in a story for the silence.

This chill dances around a poet on fire;
The floorboards are singed in something cruel.
He lost his balance, regret echoes as he murders his sire.
How maddening is a gothic fool?
Ripped out pages and unread plot twists;
He doesn't think his emotions ever stood a chance.
What would you call a ghost if it had no name? This?

An epilogue so full of error;
It broke at the bend.
This arc, I am not sure;
If it's ever going to end.
They say the writer still watches;
His typewriter sure did catch this.
A whisper in the words sung by a songstress;
A tale told true in a story for the silence.

He's a recluse on the cusp of something great;
But torture isn't as romantic as it is his fate.
He cherishes the silence, a motion of absolute peace;
But he is in an epiphany of violence, telling stories of woe with ease.
Understand he is no shrouded man.
He is no shrouded man.
Listen, clearly listen to this,
A tale told true in a story for the silence.

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