43. Bargain

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They all told me to shield my heart,
You were a night never meant to stay,
But I fell in love with your dark beauty anyway,
Hoping to God that dawn would never break.

One night, you walked away
Shrouded in black with receding fright;
You left behind everything with a promise to return,
Only to disappear like a burning sight.

It was then that I knew suddenly
What it was to see light again,
With or without you, my lad,
The skies had to split open in bargain.

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