Half and Half

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Incomplete, what I once believed

When felt only half of me

The world believes me great

None knowing my inner hate

 

Though I loved to spread light

My inside was an eternal night

No stars as far as I could see

No desire or passion, only need

 

Then the gentle moon arrived

With a star to set me free

Giving me knowledge of a full life

Filling my empty heart with glee

 

Though toil and suffering I’ve endured

The time that passed had been redeemed

For I’ve never known something so pure

As that which giveth the other half of me

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