Sweet fragrant flowers
Incense burning in my nose;
Staining in my mind
Empty embraces
Leaving chilling trails
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Peaceful nothings in the air
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Unearthly daylight
Meant to inspire gayness;
Free flowing ballet
A contagious dance
Instead drowns my heart
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Peaceful nothings in the air
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Tingles in my ear
Love’s essence plays with my hair;
Crafting a cruel prank
With suspended dreams
Support beams that clank
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Peaceful nothings in the air
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A dark enticing
The Minotaur still stands guard;
Daring, inviting
Lily pads sink out from under
Bliss is a cover
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Peaceful nothings in the air
All along I’ve been hollow
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Ashley Kirtman 