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Blown away by truth (Week 1 Beatles 2025)

Blown away by truth

Love blinds me in an instant
I want him. I need him.
Sense fading in the distance.

I hide behind my walls,
balance on his parapet,
frightened of the fall.

I seek what I can hold
careful not to crush him,
shy and timid, never bold.

But then he sees me, frowns.
I stand frozen in his glare,
melting, seek to drown.

So, I light a match, then dash,
my torch flaming, burning,
reducing reality to ash.

Embers seen from a distance,
glow where once love grew,
extinguished in an instant,
blown away by truth.

© Kåre Enga (7.juni.2025)

19 lines prompted by the Beatles "For No One"(1966)

Poetics: axa bxb cxc dxd exe afaf

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The Beatles Musical Extravaganza  (13+) A month-long writing challenge, using The Beatles' songs as inspiration. #2337962 by Choconut

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