Poem By: Billy Alsbrooks
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Love is stronger than we are
We merely do as it commands
And when doing so, we lose perspective
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Which came first, the lie or the question?
The question or the lie, which came first?
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The question asked reveals the fool in us
For by grabbing at the truth we only trample it
Making what was sure into a conundrum
Tangling our wings in things
Things that butterflies have no use for
Therefore lovers become victims of their means
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Love is not concrete, nor abstract
We just close our eyes and feel it
We Imagine it, however we want it, imagine it
Regardless of whether our version is real or not
The only rule is to forget oneself
Forget oneself and disappear
Disappear beneath what is seen
What is believed to be known
To become the bridge for communication
To let the hidden souls speak
Speak to one another through the imperfections of our flesh
Their objective to fuse
Seamlessly fuse the dream of love with reality
Merging the lost with the found
Until the illusions stand up on their legs
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Unity is done by way of subtraction
For two to become one, one must lose themself
Lose themself in the lie of forever
I call it a lie, because anyone who’s been in love
Been in real love
Knows that love is not equal
And from this inequality
Has seen it’s madness
Madness cannot burn forever
So what is love after the ashes?
After the betrayal?
After the words that should’ve never been said?
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Scorched hearts cannot beat
Beat with innocence anymore
Blisters ooze with resentment
Resentment that chokes the wind
And in turn, smothers the butterflies
Anyone who’s been betrayed knows that the wounds don’t heal
Knows that the soft tone never returns
Yet we’re so eager
So eager to go insane
To fall madly in love with a love we can never trust
Even when the intentions are pure
Pain sits in the corner
Waiting to remind us that he exists
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Which came first, the words or the betrayal?
The betrayal or the words, which came first?
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Love is stronger than we are
We merely do as it commands
And when doing so, we lose perspective
Betrayal of the Butterflies…
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