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Hurt
I spent my whole life building.
I saw it all, yeah ups and downs.
Started from nothing, God knows I did it all,
and brought this empire from the ground.
For generations I have toiled to build,
each passing year my empire’s grown.
I barely slept, I had to see it done,
and claim this empire as my own.
And I was proud to stand and see it all,
it was a brilliant si...
Friday 7th March 2025 2:58 am
Things
Things to adorn yourself.
Things for your home.
Things of a thousand kind,
what do you own?
Gather it all til you have everything,
but know this that when the day’s done –
despite all your things
you don’t have a damn thing
if the sun sets…
and you’ve got no one.
Saturday 24th February 2024 1:36 am
No Regret
You can buy land and home
across this world made of stone,
gathering more into barns than the rest.
You can travel and see
every sight there may be
under Heaven from East to the West.
You can spend every day
finding more ways to pay,
grabbing all you can possibly get.
But remember there’s something
worth far more than these…
to die without any...
Saturday 24th February 2024 1:34 am
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