[BlackButterfly]

I found it. After digging and reading and laughing at my puerile teenage thoughts,

(I was such a weirdo--wait... I still am)

I found the one shining work in the heap of used kitty litter that was my attempt at poetry. Granted, it is a cat-turd, but it shiny, and the meter's there. So here it is:

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As I must leave you all and say, "goodbye"
I ask that you not let me see you cry;
But if you must, then when I take my leave
Shed all your tears, but not long should you grieve.

Cry whilst the sun passes beneath your feet;
Let moonlight catch your tears before you sleep
So when the dawn announces the new day,
They'll be left where your dreams are stored away.

As painted frescoes, brilliant in their prime
Grow faded by the sands and tides of time.
Though radiance and detail now are gone
Faint remnants of the colors linger on.

Despite the walls, the surface of my heart
Your memory shall similarly mark.
Yet, to preserve myself, I must deny
The sentiments I hold and let them die.

But I shall smile at mention of your name
(The only trace of you that will remain,
For time shall take from me the face of you),
And if we meet again, we'll meet anew.

Seneca
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