Black Smoke

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Always there

Right behind you

Just over your shoulder

Black Smoke


Days pass

Just a bit bigger

Not stronger than a flea

Just in the back of your mind

Black Smoke


Weeks pass

Bigger now

Like a black cat

Scratching on your back

Black Smoke


Months pass

It's stronger now

Always breathing down your neck

But you are stronger

For now

Black Smoke


Years pass

Bigger than You

Bigger than the Earth

Bigger than the Universe

Black Smoke


In front of you now

Banging on your chest

Fills every space

Wraps its claws around your neck

Chokes you until the end

Black Smoke


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