I've Been carrying a Cross,
Built over the years.
Constructed by,
My Burdens and Fears.
Its dragging behind me,
Within this perfect design.
A crucified Mind,
Tries to Realign,
I was running blind.
Tears fill my eyes,
Myself I Brutalize.
The GOD inside Cries,
When I've fallen down,
And heavy thoughts,
Peirce my crown,
Thorns all around.
The trumpets Sound,
There's no Time now.
Get off The Ground,
Plow Ahead,
You're not Dead.
Dreading what's been said,
Rejected,
I raise my Head.
A Proud Man covered in red.
The Past is being Reflected,
Just as expected.
Nailed to the Tasks at Hand,
I do what I can,
To understand,
My part in the Plan.
Awaiting the Command,
I feel it Sinking in.
Blood soaked land,
Covers where I stand.
The thorn in Their side.
The Time is at hand,
I rise, Unified.
Letting it all go,
Giving into the Flow.
Now Becoming Whole,
Seeing my true potential.
Life is sequential,
And The Cross,
Was only Mental.
My day was filled with highs and lows
But isn’t that the way life goes?
The joys show up and then the woes;
That’s what’s to be expected.
So smiles are followed fast by frowns;
We alternate the ups and downs,
With neon moods that switch to browns
And leave us quite dejected.
Of course, our focus, if we’re cool,
Should be the highs, which give us fuel
To plow ahead and overrule
All negatives detected.
I don’t know what they are putting into my food,
But I am invincible. I am indestructible. I am incredible.
The essence of super powers flows into my pores now.
No one can stop me.
I do not need sleep. I scoff at those who stumble.
I do not plow ahead. I stride ahead with purpose and strength.
I have a mightiness I have never had before.
My self-confidence and intelligence arrives blocks ahead of me.
I am invincible. I am all powerful.
I am Nazi Germany. Ready to take on the world.
I am ready to conquer all of our enemies.
You cannot hold me back.
I do not have to listen to you.
I am mighty man.
I am indestructible.
I am the German Reich.
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