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Internal Struggle

Slowly we start to fade Swallowed by a sea of grief Consumed by poor judgment and actions On trial, council of morals is our only witnesses As we try to fight the pressure Crushing, smothering us Attempting to break our spirits Drowning, flailing about In hope that something reaches out And save us from our uncertainties There’s no one left But there’s no disappointment When it fails We’re losing the fight As no one extends their hand to help Interested only in the commonality Of their lives, controlled, influenced By the sins of our past Succumbing to the darkness The questions haunting Our minds still fighting Despite the physical battle is over We’ve done all we could Changed, everything that can be, Been all we could be But society has thrown us away They’ve lost faith in our abilities Causing an internal struggle The painful endeavor is ending As our thoughts start to slow It’s too late for the help that is coming, It’s time to just let go We’ve fought the life long battle But victory was far from us Not everything can be stopped Not everyone can be saved And yet once we are gone Regardless of who we are in life Slowly we start to fade....
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Mar 13, 2012
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