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Once again

Once again, awake in a foreign body,

Awake in a human with no purpose, no meaning, lost in the wild,

Awoken from a splendid sleep,

Put to sleep by promises of a better man.

Once again, I feel the burden that he wouldn’t bare,

And once again, bear the burden that he couldn’t face to feel.

Once again, I toil with these feelings,

Of sorrow, pain and despair,

All hidden by the calming whisper of hope.

Once again, I choose to rise like a phoenix,

Already destined for the path back to the ashes.

Once again, shouting mu