Time ticks,

And so do lives,

Another struck

With tainted glare

The eyes, the eyes,

The flame's burn, touch

Marks protection.

Marks demise.

Another chosen

Another death

There is no hope

For the dawn arising

Has been halted by flare…

Dark flare.

Slivered light,

Fragment wish,

The truth beyond

The lies…

Dream on for better days

Why wait,

To fight?

Believe, just believe

This plague can't steal away…

Use it to fight.

Trust yourself, just yourself

Protect your heart

Protect their hearts

Adventure

The second fire

Live on to fight.

Curse will be no more;

Dream on for that day

Why wait to hope?

Dream on for tomorrow

Why wait another day?

When it may be your last…

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This poem relates the Darkness in people's hearts to a plague, and how people should dream on about the Light and stop waiting before they find themselves stuck in Darkness forever. :3

Also, I'll give a giant cookie to ANYONE at all who knows where I used this poem elsewhere. (probably only one of ya'll would know…unless ya'll knew me on Neopets, which I doubt ;) )