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IMITATE

 

Illustrations by Cailin Hall

 

Reanimate your battered body –

your coffin does not await

for a blossoming soul, denied refuge

in an elder spirits’ dwelling.

 

Dedicate days for your mind –

you deserve time to redirect thoughts

that exorcize your happiness and finally

reflect on gifted aptitudes.

 

Agitate your sinister demons –

for necromantic rituals cannot invigorate

temptations suppressed by mortal laughter

and sarcastic banter.

 

Hydrate your parched heart –

hope is never truly lost. Without its caretaker,

who will exterminate parasites that feast

on your cultivated essence?


Decorate scars that define you –

bruises will trace to past battles, for they

have refined your character and embraced

your resilience in war.

 

Consecrate yourself a God –

your ethereal realm, mischievous thoughts

serve you for as long as your imperial army

crowns a confident ruler.

 Imitate the idols you envision – 

though your imperfections inhibit

your potential, you can still achieve

greatness and fantasize what

you wish to be.