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Jun 2016
Stand.
Fight.
Fall.

Poor man,
Chained to his own memories.
Stand on your feet,
Only to tumble down violently,
Why do you keep torturing yourself?

Poor man,
Resolving a lost cause.
Tell you've found the missing piece,
Only to find it not to be the one.
Why do you run in circles?

Poor man,
Sulking in his misfortune.
Traversing a ruined world.
Walking in wounded feet.
Why do you persist?

Poor man,
Contemplating impossibility.
Blood dripping from his wounds;
Wounds to him, unbeknownst;
Why do you continue?
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I am never poor.
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Poor not am I.
Chained, but not imprisoned.
Tumble down, yes.
Only to stand taller than before.
I make myself stronger.

Poor not am I.
Resolving a lost cause I may be,
Igniting a spark of possibility.
Strive to find the missing piece.
I run in circles but not aimlessly.

Poor not am I.
Traversing ruins, I may do,
Wounded may be my feet;
I seek of the treasure incomparable to words;
I persist as I'd never give up.

Poor not am I.
My contemplation will be fulfilled.
My wounds will be tended;
I continue this fate I venture;
I am not at end, but at beginning.

Fall.
Stand.
Fight.
Nonsense
woolgather
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woolgather  23/Non-binary/Philippines
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