The words used in this poem/prose are not all mine. I've heard them all before and I'm sure you have too, be it that they're published or not. I take no credit, although this piece of writing is completely mine.

Life is a cycle.

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Get up.

Survive.

Go back to bed.

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They tell you to-

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Study hard.

Do well.

So you can get a good job.

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Work hard.

Make money.

So you can retire.

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Dress nicely.

Meet a man.

So you can have a family.

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Raise kids.

Teach them well.

So they can go to school.

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So on, so on.

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But it can all be summed up as-

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Get up.

Survive.

Go back to bed.