I might not dare

I might not dare to utter truth,
As my dreams might shatter.
All those fantasies I made up,
Begging me to conceal imperatives.

The earth asking rain not to drench,
The rose asking passersby not to kiss,
The ocean asking rivers not to drain—
How I wish I could find an escape.
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