{"id":229,"date":"2023-03-13T15:37:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T15:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/?p=229"},"modified":"2023-03-13T15:37:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T15:37:04","slug":"hopes-and-illusions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/?p=229","title":{"rendered":"Hopes and Illusions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Empty roads and abandoned streets<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">with hollow silence and harrowing creeps<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">I found myself with a hushed reverberation and a hopeless spirit<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">that would make the burning fire die and the high ambitions plummet<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The world has come to a halt as well as a huge portion of me<\/span><span 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data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A vicious void of dark illusion consumed me<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">A raging sea of hopeful vision drowned me<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Life will never be the same after the outrageous fiasco<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">that destroyed pure innocence and buoyant prospects<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">My downing heart is set on goodbyes<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Still humanity can be seen in the tiniest aspects<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">A vicious void of dark illusion consumed me<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">A raging sea of hopeful vision drowned me<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It feels like a mess in the perplexed souls<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Piercing cuts eating their crammed wholes<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">True kindness and tender love are what left to feel<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">in a world full of twisted yet halcyon ordeals<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A vicious void of dark illusion consumed me<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">A raging sea of hopeful vision drowned me<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hard lessons are being leached<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">by God&#8217;s comrades that made all the rules preached<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Life and death play their wicked games<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">To me, to you, under the gleaming fire flames<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A vicious void of dark illusion consumed me<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">A raging sea of hopeful vision drowned me<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Empty roads and abandoned streets with hollow silence and harrowing creeps I found myself with a hushed reverberation and a hopeless spirit that would make the burning fire die and the high ambitions plummet The world has come to a halt as well as a huge portion of me\u00a0 A vicious void of dark illusion &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/?p=229\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Hopes and 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