there’s a dignity to the quiet foundations that support our lives
there is a fine line between saving from the past and for the future
we wrongly believe that once potential is lost it cannot be found
a cup of coffee is the most used tool in the optimist’s toolbox
we are each the star in our own stage productions and choose the genre
some look at the world as if it’s reflected in a broken window
we used to believe that all lights in the night sky were mystical gods
a lime and some ice few things are as refreshing as cool summer rain
centuries from now school children will study our misinformation
when we walk away someone else cleans up our mess or so we assume
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