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You asked, how can I laugh and live And show no sign of fear to give? In anger's grip, I too shout real loud Yet, also in tears, I burst, my fears unbound. Why be so critical then, you ask To see just crap in life's broad cast To sound so grumpy, old and worn Is this the path we've proudly sworn? Yes, brave I seek out the hard truths, sure Then search to even learn some more For sometimes one must cross Through treacherous swamps... To reach more pleasant shores. Finding from all, truth is like a coconut Tough and hairy, and rough outside Yet once inside to the juice of it Such glory does it hide. Within its shell, find a creamy world Pure gold glory lay inside Where all that one cracks it for Finds it well worth any ride. Just throw away the hairy bits Curse crackling that hard shell For when one gets to the milk of this Peaceful heaven lies inside hell. Yes, I climb hot craggy hills Wade through muddy rock-strewn streams Freeze in the early morning hours Going through such terrible extremes. To find truth though is not all that grumpy Tell me how else though can I act To balance all out quite wisely Understanding, unpleasant Earth facts. Yearning for tenderness's embrace Within the hard, finding a gentle face For truth abides where it's least seen To reveal it all, break it open, we must be keen. See look, one part’s like gold The other to be purged like poisoned lead Washed through life’s variable corrections Burnished bright candle then to be lit, and fed. For you know Santa Claus has left us And Jesus, well, he has too So it’s up to us, to find and light our truths Else this place remains a devil’s zoo. So let us light our own true way With good and bad, we'll find our path Through trials and tribulations, stay And in our loving Earth, we'll safely bask. Yes, now lit with good Life and Living Cracked open, well learned what’s truly inside Seeing good and bad then wedged together On loving Earth better lit bright, I can safely abide, not hide. Wastes perceived, forgotten now Many integral parts, I disavow Without their role, no coconut whole So in Earth's embrace, I, yes we, can find and live our soul.
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