The First of Nevermore

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The first time ever 

Announces itself 

With trumpets and cymbals:

The first time ever I

Came to this place

Breathed this air

Saw your face

Felt your kiss

Trumpets and cymbals.

But

The first of nevermore,

Like death,

Slides in silently.

Cloaked in secrecy:

Never to be seen again

Vanished without a trace

No further evidence 

The last time I ever

Knowing this

Remove the sting 

Of nevermore

By painting each

Precious day

In the fleeting hues of

The first time ever. 

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