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I Wish To Be The Dying Light Of An Ember
The Embers Danced
 In the dying of their light
 I watched them, Entranced.
 As they Shone and lost their might.
 
 I wish to be the dying light of an ember. 
 To shine so beautifully
 for just a second, and then never.
 To most this is silly.
 
 To have my moment 
 and burn out,
 and into ashes I went! 
 This, My Friends, is what life is all about.
 
 About one moment,
 of sublime happiness.
 That will carry you for years, 
 A memory never broken, never bent. 
 Never shorn with tears and sadness. 
 
 One moment, can be perfect.
 Several can be devastating.
 Happiness can have a harsh effect.
 Some think not of consequences, so willing.
 To destroy something that can never resurrect.
 
 I wish to be the dying light of an ember.
 To be breathtaking, and utterly lovely.
 For a just an infinite moment in time, One to always remember. 
  Then disappear, as if you'd never seen me.

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