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Lovely
we laugh and laugh
and sing and dance
we waltz away our lives
live this moment
bright and full and powerful
the only truth
because we can touch and breathe and live it
so it is lovely
the only lovely
we are
there is no were
no will be
what are those words?
unlearn them
they are taboo
along with justice purpose
conscience
God
how dare such intangible ideas
invade now!
we never stop
the terror and exhilaration are predator prey
that we race towards and from
it is cruel and lovely and we flirt with it as long as we dare
we are addicted to the high of the moment
can’t live a millisecond without it
or we fall <crushed into the dust and memories>
we have the flight of our lives
<for your lives>
but it doesn’t matter because our dusty dreamy eyes
dull what we see into
loveliness
screaming
we throw ourselves headlong into
wild song
we bombard ourselves with action
we bleed our souls out on the dance floor
race recklessly into passion because there is no love
unlearn that word
<you are shallow>
ha! we don’t care!
<you need to be rescued>
we are already saved
<you ruin your futures>
what is that word?
<your eyes are empty>
we flee to the dance floor to obliterate
you
truth
because they are behind
no one regrets <what are these aches?>
no one cares <what is this agony?>
no one <lives? lives?>
<Why?>
nasty word it should be taboo
<because ahead is rank with horror and despair>
stop it
<because behind teems with scars and failure>
we can’t hear
<you walk forgetfulness because you remember
why?>
<why do those empty dusty eyes shine with lovely tears?>
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