The two poles of existence

Exerting their draws

On the unsuspecting many

Changing their lives forever

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Trying to live

Simple, happy, relaxed

Trying to free myself

From the demands of life

Organized and charted,

Alphabetized and ordered

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But drawn by greater forces

Well beyond one’s own control

Pulled, pushed and swayed

By the two poles of existence

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Obligation pushes, what we must

Fear the consequences

For the wrath of others

Could descend upon those who betray

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Need pulls, a desire that

May overwhelm, more powerful still,

Then the forces of others

For betraying oneself,

Can destroy all that you cling to

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And through this turmoil

Holding strong the breeze and gale

The strong strive on

The meek drift along

Hoping for a better tomorrow

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And it all comes crashing down