How sad is it<\/p>\n
With us, best friends<\/p>\n
That only one of us<\/p>\n
Can win<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
How shattering<\/p>\n
How deeply dark<\/p>\n
That one of us<\/p>\n
Must play a part<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
One of us may smile<\/p>\n
And one of us pretend<\/p>\n
One of us, be happy<\/p>\n
The other, be condemned<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
One of us may have our peace<\/p>\n
The other, be in pieces<\/p>\n
As one of us becomes a shell<\/p>\n
The other\u2019s joy increases<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
One may think that this is toxic<\/p>\n
And one be none the wiser<\/p>\n
Both just chasing what we want<\/p>\n
Peace: the great divisor<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
And reading this, I\u2019m sure it seems<\/p>\n
We\u2019re not best friends at all<\/p>\n
For why would one of us find joy<\/p>\n
In the other\u2019s fall?<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
And why am I the one<\/p>\n
Who\u2019s chosen you for us, for years?<\/p>\n
And when will it be your turn<\/p>\n
To shed a couple tears?<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
And will there ever be a time<\/p>\n
When we can both be happy?<\/p>\n
Or will one of us always smile<\/p>\n
The other in Uncanny Valley<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
They\u2019re mutually exclusive<\/p>\n
The things we want, my friend<\/p>\n
You find your peace when I\u2019m alive<\/p>\n
And mine is when I\u2019m dead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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