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lost in all the time spent seeking
so long looking, all but forgotten
what it is I\u2019ve hoped to find
not meant to understand this lifetime
abandoned to this wasted effort
searching for an unknown truth
keys meant to unlock these doors
that I\u2019ve been holding all along
staring at the sun intently
following its light so blind
over unending horizons
down a road that never ends<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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