We Are We Can We Must
Foreign are the thoughts of others
Like the minds of past lovers
Thoughts to which we may surmise and guess
Intentions remain questions, answers yet to confess
Reasoning reached through the labyrinth of the mind
Shared reactions due to the nature of our kind
Fractured we stand, divided by difference
Splintered we are, lacking repentance
We may pass, but hope remains, burning from within
We may ignore, but hurt remains, entrenched in sin
Pride leads to want, leads to power, leads to war
War leads to fight, leads to hurt, leads to more
Rise and fall, we cycle through civilization and destruction
Start and stall, we succumb to self-imposed attrition
Time unfolds and we're forced to react
We constantly plan, but we often lack the tact
To mend the cracks that divides our kind
To embrace the momentum of our time
To believe we can and must strive for more
To turn the key and walk through the door
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