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there can be

fatality in friendship

regret in generosity

and hate in a prayer

there can be

relief in dismay

gain within a loss

and warmth in isolation

brittle bliss

fragile woe

there can be

pain in pleasure

envy in gratitude

and fear in hope

there can be

salvation in harm

comfort in the dark

and beauty in brutality

brittle bliss

fragile woe

alternating between

countless states of mind

contradicting and fueling each other

and I'm the wick that burns