hard to say if it's the future that was promised
with potential and decay both at their broadest

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~ time to write: 4:00

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I often fear I missed a creativity that knocked
while I drifted through my days within a haze that did not stop

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~ time to write: 5:00

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in a world of attention, aim to dip under
in a world of formation, aim for the wonder

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~ time to write: 5:00

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the oddest thing within the crowding
they can't hear my inside shouting

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~ time to write: 5:00

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it was a lifetime ago I was carried by rails
still images holding their weight in the tale

~ constrained by: rails
~ time to write: 5:00

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naive to think I shouldn't take on damage
the story of existence, not outlandish

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~ time to write: 3:58

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can we find a way where we can thrive but not compete
collective individuals aligning in the feat

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~ time to write: 4:30

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in youth I dreamt of life complex and urban
now I seek a slow and simple version

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~ time to write: 2:16

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an idea sparks, I'm quick to forge a logo
my sign to fellow travelers like a hobo

~ constrained by: logo
~ time to write: 5:00

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I aim for open, landing still on judging
I aim for building, somehow end up hunting

~ constrained by: judging
~ time to write: 3:05

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this is quite a ride, not sure I bought a ticket
I often want to jump, and yet I'm terrified to risk it

~ constrained by: ticket
~ time to write: 3:06

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let's admire the beauty in contracting
the space we make that's true and also lasting

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~ time to write: 4:27

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here's a life of wealth, but there's a catch
you'll feel each rocking tide and there's no hatch

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~ time to write: 4:52

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I'd rather not be told 'align with duty'
when roles are vast the pledge becomes unruly

~ constrained by: duty
~ time to write: 5:00

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a pitcher to a batter has a repertoire to throw
solutions to a problem share a likeness to the flow

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~ time to write: 3:47

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I feel better when I find a notebook nearby
I like to know a place where I can let the fear lie

~ constrained by: nearby
~ time to write: 4:16

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a shame the weight we give the word reform
when it could be framed as phase reborn

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~ time to write: 5:00

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With Hentges, Peguero, and Sanmartin injured, doesn't that leave an empty spot on the 26 man roster?

most of my weakness lies in the cerebral region
either over-thinking or complete loss of reason

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~ time to write: 4:57

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animated by an ancient agent
presence aced by the age that laid it

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~ time to write: 5:00

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ideas pick at me like a scab that's fingered
angling to release what I've left lingered

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~ time to write: 4:07

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the problem lies in choosing just one action
the aim's holistic progress, not just traction

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~ time to write: 4:12

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I used to believe that I was somewhat chosen
that is proving false when doors remain unopened

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~ time to write: 4:54

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my brain's an agent for details made relevant
the greater group confused, I muse intelligent

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~ time to write: 3:58

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my favored vice would be abstaining from a vice
it feels like stealing gems as in a heist

~ constrained by: vice
~ time to write: 5:00

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I yearn for civility but can't define what's civil
and worry any frame just claims wasted middle

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~ time to write: 4:55

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even if there's growth it's graduated
so best to keep my footsteps calibrated

~ constrained by: graduated
~ time to write: 3:55

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the current challenge is these needs that are competing
progress is so narrow that demands are not receding

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~ time to write: 4:10

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hard to live without assessing the moment's rank
judging if this'll be when it soared or when it sank

~ constrained by: rank
~ time to write: 4:20

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re-writing code, but still governed by the hardware
likely now the cause of that solemn, anxious far stare

~ constrained by: hardware
~ time to write: 3:57

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