the cliff

a man
saddened with heavy weights
his heart black and brutal
stands on a cliff

the cold element of the rock
coarses through his limbs
his body stiffens
he looks up

into the deep, dark night
and sees the stars
some die
some still flicker

he sees a new star
so bright, it leads him away from the cliff
yet so far
it causes him to serenely smile

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