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In the case of individuality

From the core they flee

It is nothing profound

Be seen and heard and talked-about

Genuine connection lost

Values foray, today, decay

Flickers of Chasm succumb to lewd phantasm

As the lights drift apart steadily away

Tugged at the egocentic magnetism, judgment day

Human shields suffer for imbecility

Thoughtless narcissists' primal casualty

Unable to shed the skin, to turn the page around

Amoral sneak-attacks to push them to the ground

Collateral damage done regardless of their worth

Entitlement stays strong which was assigned at birth

When faced with their own shadow, perplexed by their acts

Pipedreams get substituted for the brutal facts

Once realization hits revert to status quo

They shield themselves from it cause that is what they do