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All of the treasures in opulent splendor

reveal themselves to those longing

for their fortune

yet the closing of eyes

begets a false void

born of one's own volition

as a burdensome shroud

reveling in carnal pleasure while

casting doubt on reflections of truths

insightful wisdom beckons us all

though we wander paths

with a lack of discernment

Despondent and with rue

we turn and we look away

scorning ourselves

projecting apathy toward efforts for change

reveling in carnal pleasure while

casting doubt on reflections of truths

insightful wisdom beckons us all

though we wander paths

with a lack of discernment

Blackened willows veil these streams

where nary hope nor joy can prosper

in our brief sojourn of existence

reveling in carnal pleasure while

casting doubt on reflections of truths

insightful wisdom beckons us all

though we wander paths

with a lack of discernment

anywhere you look you will see the fragments

of all that was and what may yet come to be

it's folly to believe one's judgement

in deciding one's fate proves futile in the long run