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What I cannot live without


In this sea of sand I stand

with one precious thing in my hand

without it I could not go on

for I would fall into the beyond

 

Some call it th most powerful force

Others call it the source of remorse

It is therer yet you cannot see it

There would be no life without it

 

When we do not have it we go insain

we only see pain

With it gone are heart turns black

and guilt goes on to attack

 

What I hold is nothing

Not a morsel of anything

For all that can drag me down has been taken away

Forgiveness is what I cannot live without I say

 
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