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Sometimes I feel I was born too soon, That I missed the days that I would excel. This world's too fast for me, it blows by like a dusty wind that makes it hard to see. One hundred years ago I'd be soldier, Two hundred years ago id be a farmer. Simplistic ideals and actions for non simplistic men, real work for real reasons. Working part time is better than nothing I know, but god I feel as if I'm wasted. This world is one of waste, in food, in water, in everything. But not back then. So long ago a man would be used up or else he wouldn't be used, work or die. Today we are offered an inbetween that holds us both, physically and emotionally. I wish I could go back when it was all decided for me from day one, no choice. I don't know what I want to do, and it's that freedom that's holding me back, the choice.
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Jan 10, 2015
Jan 10, 2015 at 5:55 PM UTC
back then
Sometimes I feel I was born too soon, That I missed the days that I would excel. This world's too fast for me, it blows by like a dusty wind that makes it hard to see. One hundred years ago I'd be soldier, Two hundred years ago id be a farmer. Simplistic ideals and actions for non simplistic men, real work for real reasons. Working part time is better than nothing I know, but god I feel as if I'm wasted. This world is one of waste, in food, in water, in everything. But not back then. So long ago a man would be used up or else he wouldn't be used, work or die. Today we are offered an inbetween that holds us both, physically and emotionally. I wish I could go back when it was all decided for me from day one, no choice. I don't know what I want to do, and it's that freedom that's holding me back, the choice.
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Jan 10, 2015
Jan 10, 2015 at 5:55 PM UTC
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