Saw a sight and heard a song lately that inspired me to write. I've put them together as accompaniment.
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Red Lantern
There was a room with decor ...
Saw a sight and heard a song lately that inspired me to write. I've put them together as accompaniment.
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Red Lantern
There was a room with decor white on whites,
At the end of a hallway in a faraway tavern,
A girl resided there collecting lights,
and one day returned with a red lantern.
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The timid red lantern flickered fickly,
It saw a torch nailed to the wall,
A lamp on the desk sits steadily,
And a match stick laid dead by a mothball.
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The girl entered and skulked by the door,
One by one the lights lit up,
The torch did, the lamp did,
and even the ones left behind in the corridor.
The red lantern let out a hiccup,
and it’s fire, was undid.
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She gnarled as she scanned the room,
And writhed in the radiance of her lovers,
But as she caught sight of the dim red gloom,
She halted and at it, stared daggers.
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One by one the lights went out as she turned away.
“Burn bright, red one.” The lamp said.
“I am old, my back is bent, and my filaments astray.
It has to be you, it’s got to be you!” it pled.
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“The match was weak,
The torch is strong,
but it’s stubbornness makes it bleak.
Just be who you are, there can be no wrong!
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All of us we have failed,
Don’t you get me wrong, sapphire,
You are guarded and you are veiled,
sure you’re an oblong, but in you there is a fire!
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Save me for I am old, my back is bent, and my filaments astray,
Quick! Do it before she starts walking away.
Save us, burn bright,
And no one shall forget this night!” ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀
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The red lantern started cry,
But it’s tears were ethanol,
and it’s skin was dry.
Slowly it’s flare started to sprawl.
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As the red lantern felt sadder,
It’s shell transformed into ember,
The red lantern cried even harder,
And It’s fire blazed through the paper.
Not long after, a fireball engulfed the chamber.
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The girl singed and burnt, heart and frame,
Laughed maniacally at the sight,
“Now I've learnt, my hottest flame.
Love is a losing game."
She said as she vanished into the light.
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🏮 2.01am 30th June 2016
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LeBron James and Dwyane Wade walked off the court at halftime, smiling toward each other after an epic performance worthy of superstars.
At game's end, only James left happy.
James hit two free throws after a scary tumble and blow to the head with 4.1 seconds left for the winning points, and Wade missed a jumper over the reigning MVP's outstretched arm at the buzzer as the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat 92-91 on Monday night.
"It came down to one possession," said James, who matched Wade with a game-high 32 points. "Whoever got the last stop was going to win the game. Luckily it was us."
Wade had 30 at halftime, then only two the rest of the way -- and missed two big free throws with 41.2 seconds left, part of a 1 of 6 showing from the line by the Heat in the fourth quarter.
It cost Miami dearly.
"We put ourselves in the right position," Wade said. "Just mistakes tonight that I made that I normally don't ... cost us."
As great as the back-and-forth between Wade and James was at times, the last half-minute might be all anyone remembers from this one.
Guarding his good friend for the first time all night, Wade blocked James' shot with about 28 seconds left, giving Miami the ball and a one-point lead. But on the ensuing possession, James -- defending Wade this time -- came up with a steal when the league's defending scoring champion tried a wraparound pass, drove in from halfcourt and created what became a frightening scene for both teams.
James and Wade went toward the hoop together, with Quentin Richardson defending as well. Both James and Wade landed awkwardly, and James writhed in pain for about 2 minutes as the entire Cavs' bench came out to check on their fallen leader. He got up, walked Richardson's foul off and made two free throws with 4.1 seconds left for a 92-91 lead.
"For him to get up after that collision and knock down two free throws the way that he did, he's got ice water in his veins, baby," Cleveland coach Mike Brown said. "Ice water."
And in the ensuing huddle, Brown wanted to call a double-team on Wade. The coach was overruled.
"I got D-Wade," James said.
Wade's shot bounced off the iron, and it was over.
"The good, the bad, you're up, you're down," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "I'll take it all with this team."
Shaquille O'Neal scored 19, Daniel Gibson had 15 and Anderson Varejao finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds for Cleveland.
Wade had 10 rebounds and five assists for Miami. Jermaine O'Neal finished with 18 points, Michael Beasley had 16 and Rafer Alston and Udonis Haslem each scored 10 for the Heat.
Jermaine O'Neal had 14 in the first quarter, Wade had 13 in the period, and Miami was off and running with a 34-24 lead after the first 12 minutes.
That was only the warmup act.
The second quarter was pure theater, Wade vs. LeBron.