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February 3, 2026
the lost art of staying alive in the dark by thesquareroot
Featured by AlexanderPaupoff
Suggested by barefootliam
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Literature Text
tight-lipped
the worms of Avalon dig the soft
soil of human syntax
with a deep inconsistency
for the fear of infinity
and an affinity for leaving their mark
in ruins in the dark
so now the worms of Avalon dig
a slow curse of Darwin’s revenge on these
domesticated beasts
still lurking in the shadows
still sharpening their teeth
Literature
Day-Fly
Life seems so short-lived
When flies die in an instant.
The bright flame snuffed short.
Literature
riffin' off the saints
if a poem don't per-
PLEX @
Beast a
little then
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least it should sound
awful god good when
set to Jungle Drums............
Literature
Lament of Shadow
All are born in the darkness
all crawl out in the light
but a few come back to it
in darkness, i see clearly.
Rainy days last a day
in the sun life sprawls
then the night watches, and takes hold
Shadows dance faster than fire
in the depths we explore
but we can't see its end
Strangers live in the night
we walk to feel the cold
meeting monsters, and ghosts astray
The streets carry a word
it's their silence that speaks
no one beyond their mask, nothing under their cloaks
All are born in the darkness
all crawl out in the light
but a few sing its song
in darkness, i see clearly
in darkness, i see clearly.
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Congrats on the DD!