the more you struggle

the more you're enchained


and it's more of a tuggle

than your fancy explained


to your heart when you determined

to engage your own pride


in a penance undermined

by the sense you set aside


think now of how hard

releasing your demon will be

now that you know the psychic cost


beware of your personality's appearing shard

that will tear you as what's best in you flies free

and you stumble bleeding and lost






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