a coward dries quickly, no hope for the end,
a whisper away and miles ahead

be strong for yourself, you have no other,
an island: a home, and an oar: a mother

you talk to yourself in crowds of shadows,
and wish you weren't there to fight your battles

a freedom to call, an innate commodity;
the rest, just a question, not wanting to see

welcome to a different part of the same old game,
this is the promise: true responsibility

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I awake at night alone, afraid,
hoping the sunrise rids memories away

regret not the past, fear not the fate,
the now is but fleeting, the present: a fake

forget me after my body is gone
burn the pictures
don't waste the tear
I've done all I did
now look in the mirror