5/03/2005
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I stood on the barren earth, the earth that was rapidly ceasing to exist in my memories. I was weak, worthless, the forlorn darkness looming ahead. There are noises around me, the rustle of the trees, whispering ridicule, their branches pointing at me in derision. The air was thick, suffocating, and pulled me into its undertow. I drowned, pushed down into the vast, gloomy darkness, shattered dreams and all.
I was about to let myself die, rot, and vanish forever. I heard a cry. A cry so helpless, yet so painfully comforting. A voice that uttered the cry I wanted, but didn't dare to.
I looked up, my eyes stinging with tears I didn't want to shed. I hastily wiped them away, embarrassed.
I climbed up, sat on the grass. She was staring at me, innocent, sympathetic, yet comforted. We stayed like that for a while, silent, understanding, peaceful.
A blinding flash of light shone, directly, mercilessly at us. We struggled to adjust our eyes, the eyes that were so used to darkness.
The sun had risen.
Happiness was short-lived. In a while, a lump of cold unfriendly clouds took their reign. They stepped, cold, unfriendly, yet exuding a mysterious grace.
The tear-stained face of the girl faded rapidly, and soon, all I could see was darkness, foreboding, yet filling me with a painful reassurance.
The world that I was so used to was back to me. The world that didn’t allow me to see tears, broken hearts, and cracks. The world of darkness. The world of broken dreams.
Ignorance is bliss.
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- Rock Nroll`