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With wondrous iridescent wings
Crush it! Crush it now –
we have no need of pretty things.

I hold a perfumed damask rose
with petals of the deepest pink
Crush it! Crush it now –
I cannot stand its stink.

I hold a songbird in a cage
that sings it’s longing to be free
Crush it! Crush it now –
Freedom’s not for you and me.

I hold nothing in my hand
and naught but emptiness conceal
Embrace it! Embrace it now –
It’s not for us to think or feel.

I hold a snow-white dove
that died because it flew too high
Learn the lesson! Learn it well –
And so shall all ambition die.

‘Tis better to have no hopes or dreams
than have those dreams awoken
‘Tis better to have a heart of stone
than have a heart that’s broken.
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The serpent's voice
Date: Sunday, 1st February 2004 @ 04:50:45 AM AEST
Topic: Sad Poetry

Contributed By: Coquillion

I hold a fragile butterfly
With wondrous iridescent wings
Crush it! Crush it now –
we have no need of pretty things.

I hold a perfumed damask rose
with petals of the deepest pink
Crush it! Crush it now –
I cannot stand its stink.

I hold a songbird in a cage
that sings it’s longing to be free
Crush it! Crush it now –
Freedom’s not for you and me.

I hold nothing in my hand
and naught but emptiness conceal
Embrace it! Embrace it now –
It’s not for us to think or feel.

I hold a snow-white dove
that died because it flew too high
Learn the lesson! Learn it well –
And so shall all ambition die.

‘Tis better to have no hopes or dreams
than have those dreams awoken
‘Tis better to have a heart of stone
than have a heart that’s broken.

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