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Temptation of the Flame

July 19, 2013
By Complexity BRONZE, Pasco, Washington
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Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. ~Ernest Hemingway

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Like a moth it draws you near
Come too close and feel the sear

All around are shadows cast
Growing long as hours pass

In silence flickers are loud
Calling out with it's luring sound

The masses will gather
All looking for answers

The joke is on them
For the flame calls for the end

© Elizabeth H., Jordan, NY

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