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Put a torch to this old house

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Put a torch to this old house,
Watch it ignite and burn to the ground.
Say good bye to our past,
Our fears and failures,
Our victories and defeats.
Say good bye to who you were,
Your weakness and strengths.

Tonight this old house burns down.
Taking with it photos and knickknacks.
Anchors to a past we never asked for,
A past held close to the heart.
In the morning they will be nothing,
Ash and smoke blowing in the wind.

In the morning the sun will rise,
Illuminating out soot covered faces,
Our ash covered hands.
We will have nothing but open roads,
And a blank ashen slate.
For now sit and watch the flames with me.
Sit beside me and revel in their warmth.
Our past is not inescapable. You just have to choose to leave it.
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