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Sweet Oblivion
O, sweet oblivion-
You’re full of nothing, yet fill me with everything;
Intrigue, wonder, curiosity,
Temptation?
The thought of perfect emptiness,
Of perfect nothingness,
A clean slate, nay-
An obliteration of slate-
I must admit,
Is tempting.
Yet, terrifying.
So much bad gone,
But with it, too, the good.
And little though it is,
It certainly is.
I could jump in,
Into oblivion,
But to what end?
I could let the dark consume me,
Let it put out my light,
But, would I really be better off?
Would my friends?
My family?
The world?
No, they wouldn’t be.
In fact,
Only it would be.
The darkness would grow,
And keep growing.
I could feed it,
I could jump in,
Give in,
Let the darkness cover me in it’s sweet embrace,
But I won’t.
Because I do have lights,
Burning torches in my life,
They keep you at bay, Darkness,
Sweet Oblivion,
And as long as I have them,
You can keep calling;
I’ll keep ignoring.
And you can keep darkening;
My torches will just burn brighter.
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