>Authority of charades

I love this line - simple, succinct, and powerful. I understand *exactly* what you are conjuring. I really enjoyed reading your work!


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    The past is gone
    I can't live in the present
    Just visions of the future
    The handy craft of a dead man
    
    A two faced contortionist
    Authority of charades 
    Drowned in his blood
    That still pumps thru me
    
    Stuffed into a box
    Buried by age
    Surfacing my rage
    This cage you built
    
    Performing my role
    Not keeping score
    Just let me go
    My soul is too sore

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