Chapter .14.
I feel a weight in my soul
And they tell me happiness lets it rise.
But I don't tell them of the things that make me grin.
Of blood,
and pain,
ruin and
nightmares in games
Happiness is not always sunshine and roses.
Your flesh burns from the fire,
as your hands cling to the thorns they hold tight.
-world_joy_
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I refuse to give up.
The lessons of my youth made me have a deep hate to those who simply 'gave up.'
I didn't give up.
If I did, then I had nothing.
If I gave up, then there would be nothing left for me.
I refused to give up.
So many times, those words had repeated and clashed within my mind.
Don't give up. Don't give up. Don't give up.
Each day brought another chance.
Each step within my run made me stronger

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