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[Shadow]

my great grandfather told me this poem since i was old enough to know what it meant.

Hold my hand, Misery
Walk with me, Sorrow
Be near me, Torture
Converse with me, O Woe
Dance with me, darkness of Pain
Counsel me, my Dismay
Torture me, hate me, put fear in me, deny me, betray me
I don’t mind your tormenting games
Play again! Play again!
Amuse me with your wretched ways
Mock me with your deceit
Burn my spirit with your lies
I desire to loathe in your foul shadow
You tempt me, O depraved Wickedness
But know, I do stand alone
Your agonizing face charms me
Envelop me with your ribbons of lies
Break me with intensity of heartache
Everybody else does
You may as well enjoy yourself
Do it again! Again!
Play with my emotions
See if I care
Go ahead…
Tinker with fate, see where you get

[sweet_dreams]

I like it...but not all the emotions that it brings me... To many bad memories within those words.

[Ravenwolfe]

I like it. Where did your grandfather find this? I mean......do you know who the author is?

[Chaos_Childe]

It really is a strong poem full of negativity but also strength that the person is able to go on from such adversity.

I like it

[Shadow]

actually, it is part of a song that my great grandfather sang to me. it has deep roots within our family. he is the "author" and has had a very bad life. luckily, the rest of us were able to learn from his determination and strength. i first learned it when i was old enough to speak. this is the translated version.
~Shadow

[sweet_dreams]

What did your grandfather go through Shadow, if I may ask? The poem is very emotional and deep.

[Shadow]

the poem is actually about how he overcame everything he went through. there's a few of us in our family that were born with a special gift, (he was one of them.) he was wongfully persecuted and beaten for the very things he belived in and for how he perceived things. he was very wise, however not that smart. lots of people hated him for everything that he said. they more or less judged him before they even knew him. he sang to me about things like that to make me a stronger person and teaching me to overcome obstacles in my way. i miss him very much.