The Final Battle

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Here we stand, face to face.
Ready for the final battle,
The last round of combat.
This time, to death.

I look at you,
Not with the eyes of a green novice
But with the solemn gaze
Of a hardened veteran.

As you stare back at me,
Blank, cold, utterly pale
I finally understand
The most dreadful truth of all.

Even if I were to fill
Your emptiness with my words,
This will only be the start
Of a brand-new piece of work.

Thus, is the struggle we are in,
Writer versus empty page.
Sometimes, I wish I could quit,
And I start to write again.

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