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 </div><p></p>The disconnect between man and himself<br>
A confusion I am yet to understand<br>
A debate I am yet to join<br>
And never might
<p>The dangerous desires of man<br>
And how they affect his choices<br>
Too bad that he is too afraid to be sorry for his actions<br>
And still live without regret<br>
A death that occurs many times over<br>
The fate ascribed to his cowardice</p>
<p>The emptiness of our gatherings<br>
Unfounded in their solemnities<br>
Man’s ability to carve in noise<br>
Things he should have communicated in silence<br>
Hence, real meaning is lost</p>
<p>Struggles beguiled by self interests<br>
True patriotism no more alive<br>
The prophecies come to fulfillment<br>
Yet man persists in his stubbornness<br>
So drunk from worldliness<br>
That he is sees not the subtle signals</p>
<p>Poets will write<br>
Warriors will fight<br>
Dogs may either bark or bite<br>
All seek the freedom of a billowing kite<br>
Our burdens should be light<br>
Let us open our eyes and see bright</p>
<p>I am but a man<br>
Worthy of nothing<br>
But my holy redemption<br>
Trials test my perseverance<br>
But I journey on<br>
My mistakes are many<br>
My joys remain to be counted<br>
I toil to know myself<br>
I battle to understand things pertaining to my spirit</p>
<p>Mayhap my efforts they will ridicule<br>
Mayhap they may laugh<br>
And betray, backbite and impede<br>
But I have made up my mind<br>
When I achieve this purpose, yourself I will remind</p>
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