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Flickering candle shadows. circle the ceiling like vultures, waiting for the wick's last gasp, As I peer from my cover.
Heart beats the last marathon mile One more taste of air forever sum up my deeds before his arrival And ask, did I do enough?
floorboards squeak, death is here. Light falterers, shadows merge, Slide down the wall to my side Like gargoyles lining carrion
Impatient night encroaches light , and snuffs the candle first He blends in the dark with the wick's last ember floats on the tendril of smoke to peer where I list An acrid smell of wax, the last I remember
