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"I know the night"

June 6, 2014
By AlecHill GOLD, Mt. Vernon, Missouri
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I know the night
And
Within the night
People rust
Through crimes,
And non-integrity.
I feel dead to the night,
I feel it stepping on my heels.
It is alive,
It is dark and scary.

Most obviously
It is vicious
It can kill
It can surprise
I wish I could see the
Night,
For what it
Really is.

© Ariel L., Bethesda, MD

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