Gloom and despair
As out the windows I stare
Dark and damp
Warming glow of the lamp
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Another year draws to a close
Contemplating the path I have choose
Time goes by so fast
Days, not long do they last
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Strangers all around
No friend to be found
Ceasing to care
As I grow older year by year
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Patience put to the test
A feeling of unrest
Pacing to and fro
Agitation starts to show
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Blood from the knife blade drips
Through the flesh it rips
Victim swoons to and fro
As his motions begin to slow
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Bomb blasts surround
Ears deaf to the sound
Fire lights the sky
No reason to ask God why
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Forever grateful
Always thankful
The Lord's creatures great and small
People growing short and tall
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Outside in the night
In the darkness, I delight
Stillness all around
Nothing to be found
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Pulling a dusty old book off the shelf
Examining it as I sit by myself
A single teardrop stains the page
Returning to my diary a wise old sage
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