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Why do we hate?

Why do we judge others?

Why do we doubt ourselves?

Why do we find comfort in fear?

Is it easier to hate than love?

Is it easier to embrace pain than it is to search for happiness?

Why do we embrace the dark and run away from the light?

Why do we expect defeat than victories?

Are we breeding hate? or are we taught too?

Why do our nightmares scare us but we question our good dreams?

Is it true that we are savages by nature? therefore is it our nature to crave all negative things?

Why do we crave love but cradle heartbreaks?

Why do we search our souls to find out we are as deep as a puddle?

Why do we reach for the stars just to get distracted by shooting stars?

Why do we believe lies but question the truth? are we afraid of reality or is our truth in man non-existent?

We all want love, success, and happiness but our demons hold us down like anchors. Our insecurities are reminders that we aren't perfect, does that makes us afraid? misery loves company but happiness always sits at their party alone.

We cry rivers but don't build mountains

We pray to higher beings but still rely on defeat

We try to fight to survive but lay in bed with doubt

We scream for positive things but have sex with negativity

Who are we? what do we truly know about our souls?

Where is our faith? where is our hope?

Do good things only happen when we believe because we live in darkness?

Where do we start?

How do we learn? or is that we don't care because we only do it to fit into societies margins

Love doesn't really live here it just resides in certain hearts

Shakespeare once said " To thine own self be true" we will never be able to do that living and breeding in our own darkness

 

 

 

 
 
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