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The Other Side
By Gideon Lost
I awoke today on the other side
Funny, I didn’t expect it to be like this
It isn’t bad
But it isn’t the same
Now I live
Here
I will become accustomed
Merciless experience
Has a way of driving you
Onward
Can a pillar of salt
Turn to human if it looks back?
I’ve used up my wishes
The only magic left
Is in me
To fan this spark of a life
Into a warm and mellow flame
And my ashes
Will make the ground fertile
The grass here will be green
Again
Austerberto R. Palis, Jr.
May 2, 2001; 0829am
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Copyright 2001 Austerberto
Published on Saturday, January 29, 2005.
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On Sunday, March 26, 2017, syzygy
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wrote:
This is so human, so humble, so full of hope and promise yet questioning. Well done.
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On Saturday, January 29, 2005, AniDayz
(820) wrote:
damn..every line in this speaks such wisdom...you are truly talented + have me amazed beyond words.
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On Saturday, January 29, 2005, Chimauron
(87) wrote:
"Can a pillar of salt turn to human if it looks back?" DAMN. Powerful choice of words. Veyr nice work.
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On Saturday, January 29, 2005, The Crimson Queen
(918) wrote:
"I’ve used up my wishes The only magic left Is in me" i loved this part the most.....truely a lovely write....~AoD
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On Saturday, January 29, 2005, disc
(36) wrote:
definetely a unique write. i like the question you ask regarding the pillar of salt midway thru this piece. not too shabby.
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On Saturday, January 29, 2005, ShardsofSilence
(222) wrote:
simply beautiful. a lovely write :)
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