I remember
Though an avoided recollection
Seething in a low pool
Below the high goddesses in their towers
Choking on the water
Rotted lilies
Gasp for breaths of poisoned air
Shuddering in the dampness of night
Abhorred clouds blocking my moon
My stars
Former glory
Former peace
Fumes of sin now
Stained fog in my mind
Steep in the swampy crime
Bathe in the pond when there is no moon
No consolation deserved
And none received

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