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Expectations

by serpent-king

To make a better life for ourselves To accept fault for our own unhappiness To figure everything out on our own These are the expectations. It's a mountain with winds that pierce like knives It's a forest with death draped on each branch It's a beach with bodies crumpled in blood-soaked sand The corpses of those who have already failed. We'll join them soon, for no mortal is strong enough for this Our effort wasted like the blood splattered on the path Because in the end, nothing matters And it never did.
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Nov 1, 2025
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