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Why do we set ourselves up for the heartbreak

Leaving ourselves to cry in the twilight

Tears to kiss the pillows

As we drift off into a downward spiral of sleep

Our dreams throwing more bad scenarios in our face

Waking the next morning to take one step closer

Closer to the edge of forfeiting life

 

Why do we try to make things right

Either by drinking it all away

Or struggling to make it half way

Receiving broken hearts and shattered bones

In the end falling behind the ones who drift along

Venturing the easy route set apart from their dreams

To a place that far too many call "successful"

 

Why do we do this

Because we are free

We chose to live this way

Refusing to take it easy

Living for the risk and uncertainty of our dreams

And loving every minute of it

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wow.

 

i absolutely love these two lines, albeit they may mean somewhat different things to me than they do to you..

 

Tears to kiss the pillows

As we drift off into a downward spiral of sleep

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Why do we do this

Because we are free

We chose to live this way

Refusing to take it easy

Living for the risk and uncertainty of our dreams

And loving every minute of it

Love this stanza, especially the last line. I think the first time I read it, I missed the point. Took a couple of reads. This is a first-class poem...

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