So often does he never mean to play the fool,
\nBut he can only build what will come from such simple hands.
\nAnd his failure is found often, and too often found cruel,
\nFor it is only in this pattern that he finally understands.<\/p>\n
Pursued by a desperate, predatory ache,
\nHe seeks escape in the adventure of countless foreign lands.
\nRunning from a truth he is too afraid to forsake,
\nFor it is only in this pattern that he finally understands.<\/p>\n
Denied any rest by the imprints of his memory,
\nHis tired mind struggles to carry out his plans.
\nAnd in his most desperate hour she hears his soliloquy,
\nFor it is only in this pattern that he finally understands.<\/p>\n
Like a voice from the past, come calling does Death,
\nHolding a clock that\u2019s ceased ticking and speaking hollow commands.
\nAnd so he succumbs to the Void his last breath,
\nFor it is only in this pattern that he finally understands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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