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To want is not to need


To want is not to need;

or is it?

Is what you crave necessary for your being?

Sixteen.

Love. A powerful drug. 

Mind altering, overwhelming emotion.

What is more important, 

from within or from others?

You can quantify what is given to you. 

Be the fairest of them all.

Boys, family, friends, everyone. 

Is that right?

Self love. Inner peace. Altering vision. 

Twenty-five.

Happiness is a bubble bath and wine;

fresh cut grass and roses. 

Alone. 

Finding your peace amidst the noise.

Then inviting others to join.

Is this love more fulfilling?

 

Absolutely.

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