i wont succumb

to the pressure

i wont fall back

into my old ways

i want to live

and i will fight

to thrive

in a world

full of

survivors

and victims

just okay

isnt enough for me

i want exhilarating

i want thrilling

good can take its leave

and make room for great

if it isnt too much

then too bad

i will fake it till

i make it

and when i make it

ill throw out the fake

and replace it with

realness

if that isnt what life is about

then ill live life

wrong

ill live life my way

and ill see it through

even if i crash and burn

i will

find

a

way.

-- even if your lungs burn; keep breathing.

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"Facing it, always facing it, that's the way to get through. Face it."

- Joseph Conrad