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Killing Hope
kandiekay

Streetlight lonely
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by oneself.
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Shining dully
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on the empty road,
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the one never traveled,
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that leads to nowhere.
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Oh how I wish I were
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so far
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unlike this light.
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But I am also
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working for no one,
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no reason to shine,
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nothing to live for.
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What is the purpose
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of the light placed here?
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This question
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it must have asked itself,
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for when I visited
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this streetlight,
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it flickered
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burned pink,
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then died.
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Goodbye…
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18 Sep 05

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I really like this.
 — Hear

Thanks Hear. Any advice?
 — kandiekay

Good foreboding atmosphere. Philosophy and light bulbs fitted nicely together
 — larrylark
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