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A Man's Worth by StrangelyShiny, literature

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A Man's Worth

Been searching across every uncharted territory smudged on parchment Vanquishing the true colors of my room to a realm beyond cartography. Floorboards condescendingly creak as I pace in hopes of one coming loose, Leading to endless darkness far preferable to the scent of stagnation: Vanilla extracted of flavor, beans filling in those hopeful cracks So I am sentenced to isolation waltzing with madness... for a time. The jailer has received his payment, keys still swung out of reach Until their whispers savor the nectar of this supposed sanctum's god. As I let them in, lemons of the forbidden tree send sour tribulation Unable to brush the sweetness off my lips because I tell them all: "Just a little longer, I can see your smiles through cracking walls." It is time to face the warden, staring back through the jailer's keys Swept into my grasp to leave this personal prison deservedly desolate. We can stay running in circles so the truth remains kept at bay, Or we could step into the bay

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The day was grey, dark clouds moved across the sky above the castle and gave the sun no chance to make an appearance. It was already noon, but it was so gloomy that candles had to be lit everywhere in the castle, a task that had actually taken hours. The castle was quiet, lunch was already over and most of the servants were busy in the kitchen or in other parts of the castle. Monsieur Cogsworth stood in his room by the window and looked out into the grey of the day. It had begun to rain, thick drops pattering down from the clouds and pouring onto the castle, the courtyard, the garden. He stood still at the window, a cup of his favourite tea in his hands, but he seemed to have forgotten all about it. His thoughts were far away and yet they were bound to this place, as the past would haunt him. Yet three months had already passed. Three months since Bell had confessed her love to Prince Adam, three months since the enchantress' curse had been lifted, three months since they were human