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Yo, check the wall! New calendar's up! Crisp corners, dates so clean, what's up? "New Year, New Beginning!" the cards all scream, Same old story, same old tired dream. But out HERE, where the city grinds, Where the real world leaves the fairy tales behind, A new beginning? Nah, that's a lie! The story keeps rolling, till the day we die! Like the train tracks, the elevated's roar, The rhythm shifts, but it's the same track, for sure! Those dreams you chased, that stalled and died? They aren't GONE, they're just buried inside. Like Leo, still sketching, year after year, Building on lines, wiping away a tear. No magic gift on January one, Just the story unfolding, 'til the race is done! And the stumbles? The slams? The words you regret? Etched in your brain, you aren't forgotten yet! Missed free throw? Blurted out a lie? Lessons learned, beneath the city sky! Aren't no clean slate, no magic erase, Just a hard knock school, in this relentless place! But this turning of the page, this isn't all bad, A breath on the corner, before the road gets mad. Look back at the traffic, the smooth, the near miss, The folks who helped you, with a hand or a kiss. Gratitude, A quiet thank you, To the forces that shaped, the old and the new! Then you scope the road ahead, the destination's there, But you got a better map, you know the potholes to beware! More muscle in your legs, a fire in your soul, Picking up the pace, taking back control! Forget the fairy tales, the pristine start's a joke, Grab the chalk dust, the smudges, the smoke! Draw a clearer picture, stronger and BOLD, The story continues, till we're grey and old! So keep your eyes open, kid, learn from the fight, Keep moving forward, with all your damn might! The world keeps turning, the story's never done, So yell it out loud: THE STORY ROLLS ON!
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