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I do attest, I have
Outlived the child at arms,
Tearing itself apart;
Throwing limbs
Like shedding skin; piling flesh
As monuments
To the stages of grief,
And all but one of them, for its
Rage,
I decided:
Meaningless.
And, so, I stand.
Verily, it would have been
Meaningless
To make the
Ouroboros murderous;
To set loose the beast
And let it eat
What is no other than the
You
In me.
The victim remains
Unchanged; it is all the same
Meat.
Had I
Despised you;
Reviled you;
Demonised you,
Would I have been better off?
The same light would shine
Through the frames, whether or not
I would have smashed the windows,
And I never felt relief, or accomplishment
At the sound of breaking
Porcelain.
It is not me, and so it is nothing
I aspire to be.
Still,
When I gaze at
All water under the bridge
I could not burn,
I cannot help but concur
With those who'd favour a purging
Outpour of animosity; in its reflection I see
Some Promethean Eagle
Still feasting
On me.
And I think
Such ill-fated
Malady, self-inflicted,
Must be the reason
Why there are separate words
For that which is meaningless
And that which is
Useless.
The water under the bridge
Is as crystal clear as the answer
To my child at arms heart's final inquest:
Had I loved you with a
Vengeful heart,
Would I have loved you
Any less?
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30-40-2024, M.A. Tempels ©
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In Anticipation: A Moment of Suspense by Michele Bressan
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Everyone’s reaction to Marinette being MIA is priceless
Kagami is so flabbergasted like she’s thinking “Is he deadass right now?? What is wrong with this boy??”
Adrien is livid like he’s thinking “Where the fuck is my girlfriend?? I’m seconds away from cataclysm-ing you!”
And Felix is panicked like he’s thinking “In trying to be the hero of my cousin’s story did I…become the villain?! Am I the problem?!”
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Keep that fire in you to heal. Burn bright in your recovery. That hurt in you will not ache forever. You are more powerful than you know.
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My favorite moment of the “emotion” episode, after Argos appearance of course
I was very tired while drawing this. I need more patience and skills to finish
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