did someone extinguish that fire that burns inside you?
did it just get tangled up within the world?
sometimes when you reach a point in your life, your eyes open wide, and you could hide...
or run away...
but if you have ever felt that fire burning from within... then you want that feeling back!
you never meant to hurt other people... or hurt yourself...
but you have...
and when those eyes open wide, it's not the end of that journey... you are caught right in the middle of it... the change...don't run from it, don't hide... let it be
don't be angry... or sad... or happy...
just try to grin and "bare" it...
those emotions will either hold you back or push you through that moment too soon...
just let it be... because ultimately what is it? what is that burn?
love
stop worrying about what others think of you... be... love... 
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