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Before the Bombs Fell
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Ongoing, First published May 14, 2018
"I was in love 
Back before the bombs fell
With a girl who had a bright heart 
But a dark life 
Every thing I could 
I did for her 
To bring her joy
The same joy 
She brought to me 

Just to see 
A small smile grace her face
And the universes light
Within her eyes 
But that was back
Back before her demise 

I woke one day 
To ash and rubble 
The war had begun 
And I couldn't breathe
Not because of smoke and flame
But because I knew 
The girl I'd loved 
Was no longer in the same plane

Day by day
World powers threats grew 
But not as big 
As my own threats 
To myself 
I couldn't live 
In such a dark world 
When 
I had lost my only source of light.

Day by day 
The darkness grew 
Inside of me I knew 
Something was wrong 
Something was missing 
And it was something I'd once had. 
I felt empty and incomplete 

Then a stranger walked in my door 

Said she'd been running 
Dark hair down her face 
Hiding
Surviving
Something about her 
Struck me some way 
It was in her eyes 
I'd seen in once before 
Held in the eyes of the girl I adored 
I grew sick. 
I knew what would come next 
A vicious cycle 
Maybe with a new end."
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