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Merlin
the king and his sorcerer
(But lest you forget, this is not a fairytale.)
counting heartbeats
(Here is how the legend ends.)
the seasons condemn
("You love him," Mordred says, and it's a bit like looking into a mirror. "Do you love me?")
the things we know
(Arthur doesn't know what it is)
world enough and time
(Arthur had it all figured out. And then Merlin shot him in Beijing.)
our habit of dreaming
(In which Arthur is reborn and Merlin remembers how to live.)
in the spaces between
(It turns out that Merlin does burn.)
and so we fade
(The servants tended to look away when it came to Arthur and his sorcerer -- to Merlin and his king.)
the concussion
("Merlin," said Arthur in what he felt was a very reasonable tone. "What are you doing?")
Harry Potter
how to fall apart
(This is how it ends.)
the king and his sorcerer
(But lest you forget, this is not a fairytale.)
counting heartbeats
(Here is how the legend ends.)
the seasons condemn
("You love him," Mordred says, and it's a bit like looking into a mirror. "Do you love me?")
the things we know
(Arthur doesn't know what it is)
world enough and time
(Arthur had it all figured out. And then Merlin shot him in Beijing.)
our habit of dreaming
(In which Arthur is reborn and Merlin remembers how to live.)
in the spaces between
(It turns out that Merlin does burn.)
and so we fade
(The servants tended to look away when it came to Arthur and his sorcerer -- to Merlin and his king.)
the concussion
("Merlin," said Arthur in what he felt was a very reasonable tone. "What are you doing?")
Harry Potter
how to fall apart
(This is how it ends.)