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I once relished the night 
as it took me in like a lost child 
child that I was 
it's shadows a source of comfort 
curtain pulled across those shallow faces 
rest my son and do not fear the darkness 
sleep to the humm of a thousand souls watching over you 
my protector 
 
but I have lost my way in this solitude 
that was once my salvation 
this island I once called home 
and when I seek the warmth of my beloved 
she turns away as if I am the demon of her dreams 
why did you abandon me 
my shadow 
where does one turn when they have outlived the night