The Golden Naginata
  At the sudden point
Of enlightenment and no return
I throw myself forward
--The light, so bright, it's all I see
The sharp point of the naginata
Piercing my skin, lacerating my flesh
Laying bare my heart and soul
And I stand impaled
In a red haze of hurt

 
   

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