Written by Lucas G. Irwin
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From birth…
You are pushed, you are pulled and influence plants seed
As others show you the paths that they want you to see
You do your best to determine right over wrong
But society, pressure and influence are strong
You bend toward the light like a sun-deprived tree
In your attempt to be what you think the world wants to see
A captive bird’s flight is destroyed by the ceiling
The way human influence can govern your being
Your strengths, your passions, your journey, your love
reduced to pursuits you will only dream of
While the strong, the enlightened, the focused, the willing
Will overcome this character killing
Most will follow the path of conditioned illusion
Only to find internal confusion
The relentless pursuit of your truest star
Will bring struggle, conflict, wounds and scar
But the saddest tragedy by far
Would be dying without knowing who you truly are.