Part 1 can be found here. Part 2 can be found here. I am Darkness. I am Unknown. I am Shadow. Mist is my Clothing, Mystery covers Me. My hair is a veil Of sorrow, My eyes are devoid Of life and Light. I cannot be Loved. Wherever I go, Flowers wither. Hearts quake. Men flee. Death visits. Now, I am in the forest Once More. It is dark As ink - Like my Heart. The sun will Come out soon, And I will be Banished Until it sets again. The air is still. Everything around me Seems slow. The world is As it should be: Without life. And Yet, There is stillness, Peace, and Tranquility here. It is the One kind of beauty I cannot steal. It has been Months Since I have been Beautiful. I miss it. Now, The edges of the sky Are beginning to Lighten. The sun is coming. I will have to Flee soon. It pains me That I cannot be in The Light of the Sun. I used To know What That felt Like. I used to Love the Feeling. The forest begins to Come alive as dawn Arrives. Birds chirp. Their

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