Petra Novakova

Vita ante mortem
I have lived a thousand lives
None worth remembering
I have yet to feel alive
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To make peace with the darkness inside
one must first face the abyss
in the belly of the beast.
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The rotting corpse of the Albatross lies
on the other side of the silver-tongued coils
dead in the pitch black of the ocean
rest all its enemies yet no victors
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A graveyard of dead letters
Lonely stands the blue library

Layers of silver dust and specks of gold on the floor
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As the King of Shadows
welcomes me to his dominion
I feel disinclined to remain
by his side for all of eternity
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Last night I heard a bard weave tales of lands lost to time
And my heart ached with longing for such a glorious past.

He sang of the Queen of Hearts who held power over life:
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light the torch and hold it up high above your head
as you walk into the mouth of the cave without fear
but remember that the Gates to Hell open only once
to let the evil in and no one out that is the rule of fire
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Looking at my reflection in the mirror,
It is not my copy who gazes back but hers.
The woman from yesterday is a sinner.
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The way his lithe body thrusts forth and back
As beads of sweat make their way down his back.

Two bodies intertwined in pleasure
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an all-encompassing light
an all-consuming darkness
one and the same
forever inter-twined
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I'll never forget the last sunrise I bore witness to
The way the golden rays gently caressed my face
As if the Sun God himself was saying farewell
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The Morning Star who rules the Dawn
And brings light to the sinners above

What an audacious hellion you are
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The old me would be horrified
I have become weak, lost all my edges
To the comforts of life
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The sundial is ticking away the sunrays of every day and night

to unravel the knots of time
to create black holes in space
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a fair maiden of wit and hair the color of summer grass
and her brave knight ready to protect his lass
never needed but always welcome
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The shape of a god sculpted by men
Commanding both death and life
Even stars themselves bowed to him
As if he knew of the days to come
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