The piece of your heart

That desires peace,

Is outweighed by others;

One burdened by hurt,

And another,

By deep, unspoken fears.

For mere desires,

Cannot douse

The fiery reality

Of roaring fires;

That rage within,

They can only be quelled,

When the throbbing

Is finally stilled.

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