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used
.
t
o
.
be
.
t
h
e
.
glossy,
–
–
glamour
magazine . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
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used
.
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o
.
believe
.
y
o
u
.
had
.
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o
.
change
everything . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
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used
.
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o
.
believe
.
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o
u
.
had
.
t
o
.
change
everything . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
because
.
y
o
u
.
could
.
n
o
t
.
perceive
.
t
h
e
.
beauty . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
~ you
could
.
n
o
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.
perceive
.
t
h
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.
beauty,
.
.
s
o
.
.
obvious
.
t
o
.
me . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
~ it
.
w
a
s
.
obvious
.
t
o
.
me . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
a
n
d
–
–
–
even
though
.
I
.
told
.
y
o
u
.
that
.
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o
u
.
could
.
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e
.
anyone . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
~ that
.
y
o
u
.
could
.
b
e
.
anything . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
you
smiled
.
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n
d
.
laughed,
.
.
a
n
d
.
.
tossed
.
y
o
u
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.
head
back . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
saying
.
i
f
.
you
.
could
.
n
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t
.
achieve
.
t
h
e
.
dream . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
~ if
you
–
–
could
.
n
o
t
.
live
.
t
h
a
t
.
life
.
o
f
.
peaceful
ease
.
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n
d
.
prosperity . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
t
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n
–
–
–
please,
–
–
make
.
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.
easy . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
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.
j
u
s
t
.
make
.
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t
.
easy,
.
.
y
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u
.
.
said
.
w
i
t
h
.
a
smile
.
a
n
d
.
a
laugh . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
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said
.
i
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.
with
.
a
smile
.
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n
d
.
a
laugh,
.
.
a
n
d
.
.
tossed
.
y
o
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r
.
head
back . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
b
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t
–
–
–
that
was
.
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n
.
the
past . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
~ yes,
that
.
w
a
s
.
in
.
t
h
e
.
past . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
f
o
r
–
–
–
now,
–
–
there
.
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s
.
nothing . . .
–
–
–
.
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–
–
there
.
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s
.
nothing . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
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–
–
there
.
i
s
.
nothing . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
b
u
t
–
–
–
the
haunting:
–
–
–
.
.
.
“Achieve
.
t
h
e
.
dream,
.
.
o
r
.
.
just
.
make
.
i
t
.
easy . . .”
–
–
–
.
.
.
“Achieve
.
t
h
e
.
dream,
.
.
o
r
.
.
just
.
make
.
i
t
.
easy . . .”
–
–
–
.
.
.
“Achieve
.
t
h
e
.
dream,
.
.
o
r
.
.
just
.
make
.
i
t
.
easy . . .”
–
–
–
.
.
.
b
u
t
–
–
–
it’s
.
n
o
t
.
easy . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
~ no,
it’s
.
n
o
t
.
easy,
–
–
sleeping
.
w
i
t
h
.
the
memory . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
~ sleeping
.
w
i
t
h
.
the
memory
.
o
f
.
how
things
.
used
.
t
o
.
be . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
~ of
.
h
o
w
.
things
used
.
t
o
.
be . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
before
.
y
o
u
.
made
.
i
t
.
easy . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
before
.
y
o
u
.
made
.
i
t
.
easy . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
before
.
y
o
u
.
made
.
i
t
.
easy . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
b
u
t
.
.
.
it’s
.
n
o
t
.
easy . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
~ no,
it’s
.
n
o
t
.
easy,
–
–
here
.
f
o
r
.
me.
Reflection: This was a melancholy-themed poem that I wrote back in May of 2021. This was written in reflection of those heartbreaking, hopeless souls who can never seem to maintain a positive perspective or rise above the lows – no matter how hard you try to help them. I used the song “Creature Comfort” by Arcade Fire to play in the background at low volume to create the “moodset” for the poem. If you listen to the song at low volume while reading this poem, you might better get the “feel” of it.