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The Dark & The Light

The Dark & The Light

 

This cruel winter

claims its marionettes

in a heartbeat.

 

The dark man

raised from the black rock.

Turning

as the glittering light

cascades over the road,

casting long shadows.

 

He sees a face

and then another

and then another,

a rainbow chameleon

changing with the wind,

never setting

always fluid.

Rebirth.

 

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