II. Melancholic260Please respect copyright.PENANAyLBjGhdYdx
260Please respect copyright.PENANAf75Px6OdfX
when it came time for sleep260Please respect copyright.PENANASGfV71FyaW
he had already accepted260Please respect copyright.PENANAKy99lIsRIa
that it wouldn’t be a sweet dream260Please respect copyright.PENANAaSl0rJBivV
for there was never a night260Please respect copyright.PENANAbvqLc1Q7RK
in which he slept sweetly260Please respect copyright.PENANAeElQBb2pzQ
in which his eyes didn’t sting260Please respect copyright.PENANAU40B4wUNxJ
in which his body didn’t throb260Please respect copyright.PENANAThV0gS71lj
in which he wasn’t a zombie260Please respect copyright.PENANA8yZijcaydx
he hates to be awake260Please respect copyright.PENANA7ujgS6p72u
he wants to be asleep260Please respect copyright.PENANA0z6IHMKCye
In the heap of a mess260Please respect copyright.PENANAlJJYwjPTeU
the young man rests260Please respect copyright.PENANA0rbyeJs0EF
his back against the box spring mattress260Please respect copyright.PENANAUd1ewbfg48
underneath the dreary light260Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6BNZ2Oar2
of a circular ceiling orb260Please respect copyright.PENANAO8KOUL3H2h
intricately measured to be equally hung260Please respect copyright.PENANAvK5pMOkToQ
centered between the four walls260Please respect copyright.PENANAP6LHYCFrNz
enclosing around him260Please respect copyright.PENANAJqcsUBA4lK
the small, box-like room260Please respect copyright.PENANA3QbOyrilCY
a little room crowded with too many things260Please respect copyright.PENANAoBKH1T3CWO
full of everything260Please respect copyright.PENANA0yS0mHHNxU
littered amongst the carpet260Please respect copyright.PENANAtjwAxNL8DQ
there is books260Please respect copyright.PENANAbKvGxMRPcM
there is paintings260Please respect copyright.PENANAmHDzuNRedM
there is wrappers and trash260Please respect copyright.PENANAQconVznMzI
things are stacked and things are hanging260Please respect copyright.PENANAXxAyEI9sVw
they're placed and leaning on edges260Please respect copyright.PENANAgVkR64GAEY
things are covered260Please respect copyright.PENANAE6qdcuMNhy
and hidden260Please respect copyright.PENANAl7ZiJYLGA5
and tottering on ledges260Please respect copyright.PENANAFRl3nNavJy
and eight or nine blankets260Please respect copyright.PENANAGcWfW7YPy4
are piled atop one another260Please respect copyright.PENANAmdqbS90maG
heavy on himself, on his bed260Please respect copyright.PENANArjyNz7Ze5a
falling onto the floor260Please respect copyright.PENANAyjprV9sYdj
like a nest of distraction and260Please respect copyright.PENANArshP6H1yqb
bullshit260Please respect copyright.PENANAl56gmr2vFv
and shadows260Please respect copyright.PENANACHmhzc9jlo
there are things invisible he can’t see260Please respect copyright.PENANAPR3TCiPEYK
there is always the fear260Please respect copyright.PENANANT0qu82IZO
they hide in the darkness260Please respect copyright.PENANA4acGXk86l2
and are hard not to run into260Please respect copyright.PENANAWtxJeOZ0Bx
There is a concentration260Please respect copyright.PENANAsIKYdNeYM2
to the paranoia260Please respect copyright.PENANAnRse3AqoZU
and he maneuvers about the stuffed space260Please respect copyright.PENANAtVpgo5wLML
like he’s looking for that something unseen260Please respect copyright.PENANAtdzFmtVdkQ
Don’t let everything fall!260Please respect copyright.PENANAUOcmaLFy9a
like a plea260Please respect copyright.PENANAViUb9jVd6n
he is trudging on through260Please respect copyright.PENANArC44cCIR5m
and heaving and slumping260Please respect copyright.PENANAjaapSmSTev
what used to feel safe260Please respect copyright.PENANAg6111khwP1
like hearth260Please respect copyright.PENANACiGQZVHCSg
but now feels engulfed in ice260Please respect copyright.PENANA6J3avPj7H0
Don’t let it all come collapsing down!260Please respect copyright.PENANAHfbJzopOcu
He won’t be able to do this much longer260Please respect copyright.PENANA8PJQQHypws
to dance around all of the unseeable darkness260Please respect copyright.PENANAWk20I2akzS
that smells artificially sweet260Please respect copyright.PENANAHDGkMsRsCD
and burnt260Please respect copyright.PENANANQWX6uomvF
because of the flickering wicks260Please respect copyright.PENANA13ZivzQ2VQ
he has three candles lit260Please respect copyright.PENANAmjR0jUxJSE
their flame tricking his mind into thinking he’s warm260Please respect copyright.PENANAt4ZJUatjwV
for a second260Please respect copyright.PENANAnqpbTwN6hG
like a fire is inside him260Please respect copyright.PENANArGkSQ0VWnV
but alas it's cold outside260Please respect copyright.PENANAvqu6u5xRDm
and the storm has raged all through the night260Please respect copyright.PENANA6FV6Cts3B5
The rain falls260Please respect copyright.PENANAtdTGh5XSFv
against the small window260Please respect copyright.PENANANYgA5lJdF0
in redundant tap-tap-taps260Please respect copyright.PENANAXDCjtWkYtz
and he attempts to count260Please respect copyright.PENANAaKHZXcIiVR
how many drops fall260Please respect copyright.PENANAzlcha4T3iC
against the pane260Please respect copyright.PENANAyEtFeZAk1S
and quickly loses his place260Please respect copyright.PENANAj1j7ugrzPa
and while he enjoys hearing cars drive down the wet road260Please respect copyright.PENANAl8RLmwdfaQ
beyond his walls as he writes260Please respect copyright.PENANATzQQVqwTas
he wants to sleep260Please respect copyright.PENANAJh4w82wyCy
He is alone and contemplative260Please respect copyright.PENANANhnsUhcMjV
about how it feels to fall260Please respect copyright.PENANASjtVEpGKZ2
into the insecurity and uncomfortability260Please respect copyright.PENANAsAp0aGZ7Br
of itchy, scarred skin260Please respect copyright.PENANAiF5iOroulP
his brain is screaming because his mind is ramming itself260Please respect copyright.PENANA6lu0ecjy5z
against the walls260Please respect copyright.PENANA52hWNzL2BI
of the skull260Please respect copyright.PENANAFBHIIHbz1m
He’s hung a sheet on the blinds260Please respect copyright.PENANAKAnYuBRx7z
to block the breath of night260Please respect copyright.PENANA7QIrLxW58f
yet it's still coming in260Please respect copyright.PENANAMcaQc4Q4CB
like a frosted wind260Please respect copyright.PENANAD98EBYpoxG
seeping through the glass260Please respect copyright.PENANA8n8CJhMf2V
of his windows260Please respect copyright.PENANAdKQ4n7DbNd
and the pores of his walls260Please respect copyright.PENANAR4T80t2RSu
breathing over the carpet260Please respect copyright.PENANA26hJXqzOg4
and icing the scene with ghostly260Please respect copyright.PENANA7hgWxRWhn7
cold260Please respect copyright.PENANAQJKKrfy5Qx
crushing him while he’s awake260Please respect copyright.PENANAC0cBiyH3jZ
the air is too cold260Please respect copyright.PENANA17xncEBS6g
and its weighing him down260Please respect copyright.PENANAYnp3Z1D5Lx
he cannot make out what is in front of him260Please respect copyright.PENANAA4KJNz9NV4
with depression like lightning260Please respect copyright.PENANA4V2Mz5u6sS
striking overhead260Please respect copyright.PENANAygSaZfTYLV
bursting260Please respect copyright.PENANAGtpRlv4t7Y
and splitting his ears with thunder rumbling260Please respect copyright.PENANAajp5VI8aLR
and he chokes on his throat260Please respect copyright.PENANAy8PmYP318V
he is paralyzed in vulnerability260Please respect copyright.PENANAaBDQ9qNYtq
his muffled gargles260Please respect copyright.PENANAEeZPG8vWJR
left unheard260Please respect copyright.PENANA9CukQAJQ6a
he can’t move his eyes that are bulging260Please respect copyright.PENANAEbQdTI58fS
and his color is changing260Please respect copyright.PENANAWWMT9o0LrR
darker and darker260Please respect copyright.PENANAFx17KOTk7Y
in horror260Please respect copyright.PENANAC1yLH1dpvF
he forgets how to breathe260Please respect copyright.PENANAWTFCkHF4VW
and his head rushes with blue260Please respect copyright.PENANAusCpBViyll
and then darker260Please respect copyright.PENANAF6WlaEt8RM
for a trapped, dying expression260Please respect copyright.PENANAoPcJY0W0JI
He is more and more260Please respect copyright.PENANAccmNqms5tp
unable260Please respect copyright.PENANAaJXNee9axg
to struggle against260Please respect copyright.PENANAmg9LienaUq
the darkness260Please respect copyright.PENANAlAM039J2Em
he feels inhuman260Please respect copyright.PENANAdjqL4oGbAy
He thinks of how dreamy it would be260Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9FeukTUvN
to have no shadows260Please respect copyright.PENANAb54qwXipZL
and to encounter a hero inside260Please respect copyright.PENANASIqq8Hi2PZ
to put an end to all of the darkness260Please respect copyright.PENANAB5TM9YlJ5q
that keeps him useless260Please respect copyright.PENANArJxIbSTP3S
under the heavy, cold air260Please respect copyright.PENANAMwLuZrC5JE
but he realizes he has nothing left260Please respect copyright.PENANACTxc0pBiK0
and his love is lost on those that he loves260Please respect copyright.PENANA5CsN4NWq37
for they have not given him their hearts260Please respect copyright.PENANAQvt5DygMZC
and he breaks his itchy skin260Please respect copyright.PENANAJwGNE7899b
because he’s angry with who he’s been260Please respect copyright.PENANAsqrJW5cURx
and they don’t seem to care260Please respect copyright.PENANA5We4S2x6jV
so he thinks he’s wasted his time260Please respect copyright.PENANA3A7Ffn8SNJ
and they can go fuck themselves260Please respect copyright.PENANAXcWSljnx6q
because he doesn't want the affection260Please respect copyright.PENANAseqy2PllQU
and he doesn’t need the attention260Please respect copyright.PENANAApDM0ZZX9L
from someone who doesn’t love him260Please respect copyright.PENANApCWKSc1Y6t
You don’t need them260Please respect copyright.PENANAFzWCb23Nio
You won’t have any of them260Please respect copyright.PENANASH7H4qXo6M
Bring light upon the dark yourself260Please respect copyright.PENANAcJg8wNRAiz
He tells himself260Please respect copyright.PENANAMXf3SN8pOa
there is a way to become healthy260Please respect copyright.PENANAM6U0PdWDdy
to be warm and bright260Please respect copyright.PENANAKKTLUYoML4
but whether due to fate or choice260Please respect copyright.PENANA7uzq1dazMN
he has been led down a melancholic path260Please respect copyright.PENANAp13L9YcpVw
and dark thoughts disrupt him
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