Dead words, dead thoughts, dead deeds

We watch as midnight feeds

We wait as darkness bleeds

The night takes what it needs

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A distant mournful knell

Flesh-rending tales to tell

Of Love, and Hate, and Hell

That cast a numbing spell

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The reek of rotting curds

The shriek of flocking birds

Like mindless, rambling herds

Dead deeds, dead thoughts, dead words