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I’ve got faith in man!

That he’ll fail at every turn

I know because I have failed

I have failed to uphold what is right

I’ve tried to hope for a better world

But my innocent idealism has been set straight

Becoming so jaded

Words cannot express my dissatisfaction

We are capable of so much more

Apparently it’s not attractive

To have a conscience

What happened to dignity?

What happened to respect?

The tree of life distorted and maligned

This wickedness runs deep through the roots

Without the light it cannot grow

I must wash myself clean

This rain will wash away my transgressions

I must undo the wickedness in a sea of depravity

Depravity