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Seems no amount of awareness is enough.
Ambition by Odin Roark We ponder Natural versus man made We marvel at technology Remembering youth’s innocence Adult expectations We bolt Futures filled with confusion The imperative of progress Move with the flow Or be left behind We escape Wondering about the conundrum The future unknown The past unchanged The present rife with decision We walk Trails beneath our feet Birds above our head Flowers blanketing the tundra Wildlife to photograph Huts for resting We run Timeshare development at our heels Everyone wishing to live beyond Never knowing long term costs The kind slowly absorbing our oxygen Consumption’s methodical genius “We’ve arrived!” But where?

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