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Harsh Lessons
Everything you thought you've ever wanted
Was everything you've always avoided
When you thought you knew it all
You trip on a rock and fall
You thought you reached the finish line
Without a grunt or a single whine
After you scream and shout in victory
You realize a lie was your trophy
You pushed and fought and sacrificed
And left pieces of yourself behind
You stepped in untouched and unsullied
You stepped out defiled and dirtied
Wave your arms shouting "I do not regret"
Neither did all those before you, claiming they didn't even fret
We grow and mature
Simply trying to endure
We live and learn
Through every memory and scar we earn
Are we the unique individuals it spat upon, proclaimed us as deviants
Pretending it didn't cut us, mold us, shape us, and sculpt us into ants
