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there are pieces of me left

within this shell that can

still accept the bitter truths

there are cards that have been dealt

and accordingly they take

tricks that strip away my youth

Into a cycle

that kills as it stifles

lacerates the skin of hope I have

left

there are things that I regret

but I can’t change them now

there’s no sense in looking back

and if you see me someday

sleeping on a park bench

I would hope you have the heart

to say hello friend my

how I’ve missed you

Life has kissed you

bruised your lips

bloodied and ripped and bit you

all your lies have

been realized

taste the bitter fruit and

swallow it down

and I see now how it stands

the city’s afire outside my door

I’m still betting on the muse

what have I got left to give

does it matter at this point

lift your glass and light the fuse

sing a chorus

to high heaven

bended knees won’t bring redemption

smell the smoke of bridges burning

walk to the water

there’s no turning

back now

here we are

the insane, artists and the doomed

waiting to die and we’re all trapped

in three corners of the same room

and what of the world?

with it’s bitter twists of fate

shoulder burdens and still in this

carnival of life we celebrate

spin the knife

with your conviction

guilt is a savage addiction

free yourself and start the landslide

ride it down and look back with pride

my love.