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All I Need In Order To Live


All I need

Is all I’ve got

But if that were true

Then why do I still want more?

I’ve got a family

I’ve got friends

I’ve got clothes on my back

And a roof over my head

I’ve got all I need to survive

But that’s the thing

I’ve got all I need to survive

But what do I need in order to live?

To survive is not entirely living

No, in order to live I must strive

In order to strive I must fight

In order to fight I must have the will power.

The will, that is what I need

The will to fight

To stay strong

To survive

To live.

Take everything from me

My family

My friends

My possessions

Everything I love and cherish

Brake me

Crush me

Destroy me

I will survive.

Because my will drags me on

Pulling me through hell and back

Pushing me to continue on

Even if I do not want to.

You can break me

But you will not harm my will.

I will not let you

Without it I cannot live

I cannot fight

I cannot survive.

I must live

I must fight

I must survive

Because that is what my will wants

And that is what my will shall get.

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