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Life breaks us


Life breaks us
By:Saccheen Laing

Is it all as simple as it seems?
Is it so easy to put on a smile and pretend your happiness is real?
Are you hiding behind the long lashes that shade your eyes?
Is your vision still visible when your eyes are clouded by tears?
Are you encouraged or discouraged by the fact that as your tears flow
Life flows around you
Life picks up the good and the bad and carries it along to the ocean of dreams 
Dreams that have come to life or dreams that have come to be buried

Do you still taste the happiness on your lips after the pleasure is released?
Do you still feel the high long after the bottle breaks and the butt is out?
Does life give you thrills that make you reminisce for years to come?
The moments of excitement are quickly wiped away with one slip of your tongue
Years of effort on a ship that left you letting in waters of regret and anger
Anger at the master builder? Anger at the captain? Anger at the passenger?
Who can you blame for your ship not withstanding the stormy seas?

Life is unsteady
We are thrown up and down on each flight we take 
Are you able to withstand the turbulence? Or are you next to break?
We can sip our coffee slowly
We can even smile a little brighter
But if the coffee is bitter and the smile is fake 
Life will eventually make us break
Are you able to stand? 
For how long will life toss you up and down?
Life breaks us
It's always been apart of the masters plan
The difference is how much can you withstand?
Before you are no longer standing in broken pieces 
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