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Roads

There are miles between where I am
And where I want to be.
The roads ahead are not easy.

Enemies all around,
Mostly inside of me,
Oppressing, diverting, trying to stop me.
Lost in the Labyrinth, I see
The roads ahead are not easy.

Questions are plenty, answers none.
Self Doubt does't need summons.
Surrounded by walls and deadly falls,
Trembling, I look up and see
The roads ahead are not easy.

No end in sight
Even the path is faint.
Is the reward as good as they claim?
On the verge of giving up, I see
These roads were never meant to be easy.

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