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Promise of the Cocoon by GregoryCody
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Death drifts from heaps of broken bones left
charred by bright flames ~ infernal heart
Washing ache, molting scarred skin ~
blossomed babe stands naked
atop conquered depths...
worn memory's
forgiveness
creates
birth

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"Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn." - Mahatma Gandhi



Here's to waking up a new man...





     

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