My mind goes numb sometimes
So I keep reminding it these lines

Guard that fire, keep it alive
Take it higher, you gotta survive
Don't let it show, the pain inside
You need to know how to hide

You have to keep the embers burning
You have to keep the wheels turning
What you want in life is not revenge
But to finally have a chance to avenge

To keep others safe and sound
I'll keep on looking around
The demons won't escape my blade
I'll burn them in a heavenly blaze

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Not all heroes are seen
Some stay behind the scenes
Lurking in the shadows
Covert and unseen

Enduring the pain
With nothing to gain
Ceding one's life
There's peace to maintain

No matter the cost
No matter what's lost
Even if the lines are blurred
Or the boundaries are crossed

I'll have to be the one
Who does what needs to be done
So that no other hands are stained
Only I'll be on the run

I'll never deny
If they call me the bad guy
I'll take all the blame
Till the day I say goodbye

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The world is what you define it to be
It changes with your views
You decide what it is to you,
It's up to you to choose

It could be cruel or kind
It could be perceptive or blind
It could rotten or pleasant
Could be a penalty or present

What you see needn't be the truth
But you could make it out to be one
For there is always a lens, always a filter,
In this world absolute truths are none

After all, this world is what you define it to be

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Agreement is not equivalent to acceptance

Disagreement is not equivalent to discrimination

Friendship is not equivalent to forgiveness

Lust is not equivalent to love

Natural is not equivalent to normal

Power is not equivalent to prosperity

Sentience is not equivalent to sentiments

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There are no excuses, no second thoughts,
No fall backs, no getting across.
It's always what we did, not why!
It's always what it seems, bad guy!
Don't look, don't speak; just bear, protect
No applause, no acclaim; just pain and neglect
Called names, openly shamed; we're completely wrecked
No smile, no praise, no love; still continuously expect
Your goals have been reached, your plan's a success!
We were once very precious, but now you've broken us!
Demolished, dismantled and destroyed!

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I know it's wrong, I know it's dark,
I know one should not think like that
But what can I do?
How can I douse these burning flames?
But how can I stop?
How can I stop this searing pain?
It's eating me from inside out
Now I don't care for the righteous route
I just want this to stop and I know how I can do it
Burn them all in a mighty blaze, they'll flare up high in a flashy light
They'll cry out loud, I'll quench my thirst, It's tit for tat, they charged in first
The inferno will die down,
the embers of hatred will be put to rest
All of my sorrows will drown,
I'll heal my heart, I'll try my best
It's realization, it's retaliation,
for my salvation, for my retribution.

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The windows drawn down, cozy in their beds, the wifi is working, the AC is set.
Away from the streets, away from the mess, still whining for the life they didn't get.
Cooped up, cut off, reality is just a fantasy, they live in a bubble, let's not forget.
They'll poke, they'll prod, they'll scream, they'll shout, but don't respond back, they'll get upset.

They go like........

I'm on top of the world, I've conquered the peak,
you'll watch what I show you, you'll hear when I speak.
Let's scout out the net, find out what is trending,
gotta pump up the act, time to start pretending.
Let's pry on the frail, influence the weak,
gotta dish out some advice, have to maintain the streak.
Let's pretend to be holy, let's address the phonies,
gotta increase my reach, let's cancel some freaks.

Ha ha.......

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It's so perplexing, this fight
So easy to lose sight
What once were cherished ideals,
are now found by raccoons rummaging the trash
Abandoned and left behind once the appeal recedes
The principles being sold for power, fame and cash
No right, no wrong, forsaken, forgotten
The cause doesn't drive them now
Too far out to pick it up
Too far up to go back down
Too far out to recognize
Too damn late to apologize

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I close my eyes in search of you,
You are so fickle, you don't hold still.
You come and go as you please,
I'll stay right here, only if you will.
My eyes are sore, the circles widening,
My head is hurting, the days are frightening.
The sheeps were counted, the numbers accounted,
The breathing controlled, did all I was told.
O Hypnos! Where art thou?
Brace me in your arms, tell me when's my number!
O Somnus! Come forth now....
I long for your touch that'll lull me into slumber.
In vain I lie, I count, I cry
I wait, I hate, I break, get by.
The break of dawn, from bed I leap.
New day, new light, perhaps this night I'll sleep!!!

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It's Idealistically very lucrative to say not to look at the results and to just keep on working.
But results are the bedrock that holds all your efforts at place.
Your hardwork, hours and hours you put into something,
Your perseverance, all the hardships you endured day after day,
Your passion, all the people you defied to pursue your dream,
Your sacrifices, the blood sweat and tears you shed along the way.
None of it matters if you have nothing to show for it.
Just a shell will remain, with the desire to pursue your dream slowly slipping away.

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