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Some nights |
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I lie in forced awakeness |
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My thoughts won't let me go |
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A sleep like death has claimed the world outside |
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The silence reshapes my solitude, from a refuge to a prison |
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Distractionless, nowhere to hide |
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Aloneness holds the mirror |
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I see things |
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I just can't work through |
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Some things you'll never shine any light into |
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Like how to read what will be, from what has been |
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Like what's in store for me, and you |
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I wonder what my life will be, what lies ahead for the people close to me? |
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How can I make my peace with uncertainty -- in a sea of risk, swim with serenity? |
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Some nights my thoughts drag me to a cold, cold place: the dark side of mortality |
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Who will be the next to go -- their light blown out forever, in that merciless finality? |
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Lives are running novels; at times you read, at times you write |
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The choice of which to do might keep you awake at night |
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Should I just accept or act against this pressing moment |
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Should I run for cover or stand and fight? |
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I wonder what my life will be, a public failure or success in obscurity? |
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How can I make my peace with uncertainty -- in a sea of risk, swim with serenity? |
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I wonder what my life will be, what lies ahead for you and me? |
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Can I make my peace with uncertainty? |
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I wonder what my life will be: |
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I wonder: |