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I was birthed by this universe in 1983
it gave me a mother with a protective spirit
and a father who was a dreamer
it gave me a womb to call my own
a school for preparation for
all that was to come
It taught me heartbreak at the age of fifteen
it gave me wine at seventeen
it gave me hope at twenty-one and
it took it away a little bit later
It showed me deception coming from the strangest places
it gave me many reasons for giving up
and many more to be resilient
It showed me that struggle brings growth
and that loneliness is to be treasured
This is my playground
This is my school
this is my battle
this is my home
This is the one and only perspective that
I am proud to call my own
and when the path ends and turns to ruble
when there are no more lessons to be learned
when the birds fly through the beams of
a dying sun and the loved ones that were
are simply no more;
when the light dims into black and the colors
disappear
I will take it all with me,
I will leave nothing behind
I will go where I belong