The final goodbye. Not in defeat, but in clarity. You walk away — burned, battered, but burning bright

Leave With the Light

I tasted death before—
I heard her heels behind.
I know just who’s a friend,
And where my foes reside.

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Each night I’d start a war,
But all would walk away.
And I stood all alone—
A prisoner of the play.

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I tried to scream—
Then I began to sing.
I chased the ghost
Of what I had to bring.
Back to the fight,
But every time it came…
I only fought myself—
And couldn’t end the game.

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I ran, and ran in rings—
This loop would never end.
I prayed for snow to fall—
To freeze that bastard’s breath.

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Each sunrise gave a knife,
A promise I might kill.
But truth was never real…
So love became the will.

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To love the ones who left,
Who never left a sign.
Or carry love instead—
When there’s no exit line.

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If you declare a war
Against yourself again…
You’ll sink beneath the waves,
And vanish with no name.

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You’ll go under,
Like all who tried
To kill the one
They kept inside.

The Commanded

Memphis May Fire

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