The Mirror of Character

I would rather be dead
than be alive, 
but I would 
rather be alive,
than have to die.

And as I gaze into
your eyes
I hope
you understand
that I see myself in you, 
and you in me.
So I don't know what 
I should look like when 
you promote yourself, 
but all I see is myself.
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