When The Lantern Flickers
After getting CHEATED ON ALOT. There comes a time when certain things have to be written. I found a friend in the villanelle. Will my words breathe again? ‘We must first hate ourselves to take offence’. That was what the crow said to the villain. Authors whose words will bring you into harmony with your own 🙌🏽👑 Kelli Sheckler-Amsden, Harper Lewis, A. J. Schoenfeld, Novel Allen, Pamela Williams, Sandy Gillman, Tanya Rosa Marie👑🙌🏽
Come to the light you soldiers of pleasure ©️
Must you be lovers of gold and ledger
Where will you go when the lantern flickers?
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Your body brings disease in spite of wealth
Nothing brings more joy than a babies smile ©️
Come to the light you soldiers of pleasure
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Where do you call home with roommates around
Money burns with fire when it implodes
Where will you go when the lantern flickers? ©️
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A thousand hellos to a new lover ©️
Will threaten your life span with a quiver
Come to the light you soldiers of pleasure
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You smoke where the baby sleeps at night
Then suffer a wage that will cause a stroke ©️
Where will you go when the lantern flickers?
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The time for growth will soon run out for good
Will good be a treasure that you will keep?
Come to the light you soldiers of pleasure
Where will you go when the lantern flickers? ©️
~Caitlin Charlton~
About the Creator
Caitlin Charlton
Writer first. Close reader and self‑taught critic shaping eloquence.
A survivor reclaiming her territory.
I write dark fiction and poetry through symbol, shadow, and fracture.
Always sharpening the craft. ✏️🔥👠
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