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The deeds that blacken men's hearts,
and darken their eyes, are the ones
which they forge on the anvil of 
"compromise". Incessantly pounding 
with the the hammer called; "fate", 
and the destiny they've constructed
is not the choice they should have 
made. 

Instead of traversing slowly and with 
vigilance, upon the rugged terrain. 
They chose a downhill saunter, 
which brought no character, but a 
sashay of shame. And with
hardened hearts and crusted over 
eyes, they've longed to see 
clearly, and yet have failed to 
realize. 

But they have been born for so 
much more, as they wander 
aimlessly through life, while 
playing the victim, and playing 
the whore. 

Another substance laden binger 
is had, in order to survive
another empty week. Another 
hypodermic needle, to numb 
the pain that you keep. But those
dreams that you've dreamt so 
big, and fervently desired to 
live, are poisoned by the toxin 
that pulsates to your head. 

And maybe you have said that your 
better off dead, and with certainty;
"ready to die." And I say, that
 instead of choosing a lucid 
realization, it is simply nothing 
more than a lie. 
Why choose a 6 foot deep burial 
site, when instead you can choose
to fly?

Flying high, so high, like a spirit
in the sky. Up, way up above
the noise, to a place of 
translucent beauty that is more
than you could have imagined. 
While the fulfillment you have 
craved, surpasses 
expectations. 

But you have settled for less, 
second best, while constantly
striving under the weight of 
shame, in vain, and while 
clinically depressed. 

So you must choose, which path 
to take, and which decisions to 
make. For one will lead you into
the agony of a black hole tragedy,
where darkness and desolation 
do smother your sanity. But the 
other path is reserved for those 
among us who choose to shine. 

Like a cosmic eruption that 
decorates the sky, so high, 
shining bright for the world 
to see. And beckoning 
loudly to all the others, who
have only longed to be. 



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