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What does it mean,
This life I live,
And what’s my purpose in it?
“Whatever you want
It to be
And what you will do with it!”

Ah yes, I say,
I see your point
Oh, Deep Thought, you’re so wise!
Of course you see
Beyond the veil
And all that it belies.

But what will you do
With your own life,
Oh, Deep Thought, use your head!
Will you stay put
In sad affairs
And where your heart feels dead?

Or will you choose
As others have
To walk away in grace
Knowing you
Can have your peace
While in another space?

For just as I
Have got to choose
A choice lies at your feet
On one side dead
Your heart will ache
While the other will feel sweet

On either side
You’ll still be who
You are and want to be
The only difference
You will know is
Whether you’ll be free

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Begun upon a quiet act of rebellion and finished upon a feeling that someone somewhere feels trapped by circumstance but that they too can choose to make anything they want it to be while still maintaining their honor.

Also because Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is geek chic with that excellent hidden gem.