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Unmake Me Now
Unmake me In darkness discreet In sacred shadow In secret flames Undone Punctuated breaths Reaching equilibrium Between life and death...

Paul Clive
Oct 1, 20241 min read
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Goddess Redefined
Bring me a horizon
Made of sunsets and of sin
And make for me an altar
To lay me down again

Paul Clive
May 29, 20241 min read
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Vermilion
Bring it down Like fire on my tongue In places deeper Oblivion Vermilion In velvet flames Dancing darkness Invading veins Colors running...

Paul Clive
Mar 11, 20241 min read
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At the Gates
I build my kingdom Out of all of these mistakes I steel my nerves for The coming of day All these reserves for The war that approaches...

Paul Clive
Feb 13, 20241 min read
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The Lucky One
I just fall apart Watch it all collapse Crumbling Burning down Ashes overhead Hurting lungs Hardly breathing But still crying out Wishing...

Paul Clive
May 20, 20231 min read
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The Witch House
Skittering ghosts Expressionist lines Down darker and deeper Find where it lies Sinking solemnity Inking this against my skin Making...

Paul Clive
Mar 4, 20231 min read
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Revenant
They used to say if you died out there in the mines they'd keep you alive, hook you up to a machine, make you less than a man... or maybe...

Paul Clive
Dec 21, 20222 min read
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Trains (Take the L)
Sometimes in life you have to take a loss. It can be hard when our feelings seem meaningless. We get caught in trains of thought,...

Paul Clive
Jul 17, 20222 min read
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