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Confliction

Balancing midst them both, two lives at once.

Split down the middle and torn at the seams.

Tiptoe the balance beam, pleasing the ones

who know only one side of things.

 

Confliction, a way of life down to the core.

From every angle, two people ‘twould seem.

Not yet discovered a way to be more,

so both lives are not but a dream.

 

Illusions, acts on stage, fulfillin...

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