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If I was on an


If I was on an island, what would I bring?

A book to read? Some songs to sing?

"What could I not live without?" is a better question to ask

Finding such a thing is a hard task

My phone! To continue talking with my friends

No wait, the battery's life would be sure to end

All the money I have saved!

Wait, nothing to spend it on,it might as well be buried in a cave

How about my father and mother?

So that we could all share the same bother?

I wouldn't want them to share the same isolated pain

This question is driving me insane

How about the memory of my parents, who were oh so kind

How about my entire peace of mind

With all the disruptful things in everyday life, we tend to abuse it

While those stuck on island tend to always lose it

Some people have been in that 'stranded island' situation

Some of the resued has lost touch with human civilization

While others saved go back to living the life they had behind

The others that I haven't mentioned never made it to the boat that made the lucky find

They were never able to make it off the island

They would spend the rest of their life on the sand

Some of the deserted died immediately, others ended up living a life that's long

Some of the people were weak, while the others were strong

The weak lost theirs, but the strong found their peace of mind

If you lose your peace, your death certificate would be as good as signed

You may die by yourself when it all ends

At least you could always remember your family and friends

The original question was to think of some things I couldn't live without

My answer is my peace because I could never feel lonely when I still have my thoughts

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