Stumbling

There's a storm

I can't escape

It's pushing me down,

Invading my head,

Crippling my thoughts

And I'm

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And the light is fading

And the dark is inescapable

And the stars are blinking out

And

Is this just me?

Or is the world ending

And the flood of unending chaos

Beginning?

How

Do I clear my head

And shake away the fog

Of confusion?

Can I?

Or will I keep

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(wow Serenety just said "DnD"!!! 

She held my hands delicately

As if they would break if she let go

And smiling warmth and wistfulness

She guided me across the bridge

My eyes would wander down to

What was below the bridge—

The darkest abyss, neverending,

Or the beasts that would swoop down,

With threatening eyes and claws,

And I would stumble, afraid of

What I could fall down to…

And she would catch me, 

Reassure me that as long as I

Was with her, I would not fall

Down, down, into the abyss,

Nor be taken away by any

Vicious beast of the shadows,

And with the confidence and care

Filled in her voice, I could easily

Believe—so I walked with grace,

My head held high—so when

She finally succumbed to the abyss,

Was it a mistake that I was always

Full of trust and confidence?

Did it give me a lack of preparation

For what was to come—

To face a darker abyss, fiercer beasts,

Tread on a string-width bridge—

Or was it a gift so I could cherish

Those times in my memories while

I still could—but now, without her

If I stumble, fall down into the

Dark abyss, or attacked by some

Ferocious beast, there would be

No one to steady me—

No one to save me

The only one that could prevent

Me from stumbling would be

Myself, and my will

To carry on

It’s written in the stars, (6)

Our fates (2)

They say (2)

And when I look into that speckled void (10)

Disaster is what I see: (6)

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A shattered heart, a broken wing (8)

A pair of crumbling souls no longer able to sing. (14)

I am the bull, and you the twins (8)

Though it should be reverse, the truth remains that no one wins. (14)

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Easily frightened and flighty, (8)

Full of passion and motion, thrill, fear, and anxiety (14)

Fluid, flirty, ever on the move (8)

Projecting warmth, but ever-afraid of finding true love (14)

Is me. (2)

// 

Meanwhile you are strength, fortitude (8)

A solid castle, the fort to be sought when trouble’s brewed (14)

A stalwart, gentle king you are (8)

Always willing to search the land for your love, wide and far (14)

You're free (2)

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From the monsters that tear me up inside, (10)

You'll never quite understand, although kind (10)

I am utterly undeserving of your affection (14)

Of your mirth, your love, your attention. (8)

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I have stumbled (4)

Where you stand strong (4)

And I worry we won't last long. (8)