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The Maze Another day inside the maze How many days has it been? It all seems to be such a haze Do I stay with just what I've seen? Or do I break out of that mold? If I just stay, then I'm safe though. But if you don't, will you become bold? Do I choose to just go with the flow? Others seem to find it easy to navigate Are they the same as you though? No, but sometimes I wish the maze was straight Life is a twisting conundrum of events Yet different to every person, unique Is it okay to rest when I feel so spent? At times this maze just seems so bleak Do I risk trying to find my way and getting lost? How will I know when I've found my destiny? If you just stay in place though, can you bear the cost? How can you find yourself if you just let things be? I don't think I'm strong enough to move forward If you don't try, though, you'll never be free How do I move though when it's all so blurred? Right now you feel trapped inside, don't you? Well yeah, almost like this maze is a cage But it doesn't have to be, I'll leave you a clue Do not use the time you've felt trapped as your gauge The journey through the maze is meant to be joyful But there is no assurance that it will be easy Life is often like metal being hammered on the anvil It takes a great deal of work to be free, you see We break and are forged anew till we're strong and still Move forward, take that one little step outside Heartache, heartbreak, joy, peace, contentment All of these are yours as you come to life's joyride This is how life has been for all, since times ancient For without the bad, we cannot appreciate the good If all you knew was good, how would you know? The contrast is what teaches us, or so it should To learn the lessons, that life would bestow? Well, at the end of the day, that choice is for you To stand in place in the maze, or to go and do.
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