If what it takes to live is a stoicism and acceptance of my primeval comatose state; Does it then mean I need to turn my animalistic nature into an illusion for the sake of my sanity? Although, as the cycle goes, the illusion regretfully becomes a reality; And what I tried to hide has grown exponentially since I last repressed it; When the candle of persona fades; the light inevitably dies. And, the inner beast has got me under duress