don’t look too closely
don’t be surprised
when you look at me,
look into my eyes

you see what you see
you see what you want
it’s a brilliant disguise
the most clever of fronts

for to hell and back
there i have been
escaped from oppression
a certain depression

the experiences of my life
held in every scar
memories too vivid
imprinted in mar

and yet here I am
picking up the pieces
the uncertainty of it all
never ceases

though i cannot stop the waves,
this existence i live in
i choose to let go,
bygones forgiven

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