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Tears well

But never fall

The grin that bear,

But a suit of armor

How long can this last,

As I beg

For a burden free existence

Feelings of love

Feelings of hate

Replaced by dispassion

For feeling

Anything at all

What is worse,

Being here

Or causing

Others pain

Will I ever pass

Through some gateway;

To cleanse me

Of my distress

Free from the influence of

God, nature or man

Where all regret is gone

And peace can be found

These regrettable happenings:

Life and living

I reach in desperation

As the woeful tides

Drown my fragile soul