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The FlameĀ 

Within each and every one of us burns a flame of creativity that can ignite things of wonder

Ready to Decay

By Nallely Jimenez-Hernandez


Two hundred and fifty-three light years away

There's a star that's ready to decay

shine so bright, burn out of life

It is so sad that it had to go this way


the star, It's burning up so fast

Look up the stars they are not going to even last

If You leave, do make a wish or a mark on me

the fine results of such a fine craft


The loss of momentum

This is what became of humanity

Look so blue

what such tragedy


join in into this dying party

feel the bass get inside of your core

no one cares you are here

a whole new outer space to explore


Hear the roaring beaming sound

Hold the burning drunk sensations

jump at the sound of the beat

Max out your limitations


feel the darkness around you

as the time had come

Burnt like us

to the society you had succumbed


had burn so bright, burn out of life

Building nothing but strife

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