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This Was A Mistake

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If a man never smiles, maybe he'll never frown.
If a man never trusts, then he'll ne'er be let down.
His heart cannot falter if he's taken it out.
If he speaks not a word, then he never will shout.

A man cannot cry if he has no more tears.
A man cannot hate if he has no more fears.
He cannot feel cold if he has no more skin.
He cannot take blame if he has no more sin.

By closing his eyes he is free of distraction.
By closing his mind he is free of attraction.
Choose not to rejoice, and he'll never regret.
Choose not to remember, he'll never forget.

A man cannot die should he choose not to live.
Cannot be abused should he choose not to give.
Cannot be mistaken with nothing to take.
His joy can't be real if his pain isn't fake.

If a man never sleeps, then he need not awake.
If there's nothing to fix, then there's nothing to break.
If he makes not a choice, then he'll never choose wrong.
If he gives not his voice, then he'll ruin not a song.

He will never get lost if he just stays inside.
With nothing to boast, he has no need for pride.
If a man never dreams, no nightmares will exist.
If a man never wishes, he'll have all that he wished.
When things go wrong, sometimes the best way to keep from feeling bad is not to feel anything at all...
...and sometimes that's the worst thing to do.

You have to ask yourself, what would be the bigger mistake? The situation itself? Or how I dealt with it?
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DistantAbra's avatar
This hit me deep.