Acquired thought, a drive to understand -
philosophical reflection of who I am,
and the deeds bestowed upon my life
by human spectacles of a great facade;
the lust, deception, and power plays of men,
amid lies and pain, again and again;
all things beautiful, all pent-up desire,
and blessings lost in the rain of fire -
in company with the body, the soul expires
and a ravaged mind attempts to explain
what it is that it will never gain;
wisdom, virtue, and purity inside -
I stand as witness to a great divide,
while nature devours in her own sweet time.


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