Thorns

The biggest challenge

For the sweet, sensitive souls

Who uncover life's

Cruel hoax is really to not

Succumb to the bitterness

You know, that usually accompanies

This discovery

Yeah, I find spiritual practice is, of course

The best defense, you know

Prayer, meditation, stillness

I have known so many brilliantly

Talented geniuses who use their

Own intellect against themselves

You know, like the thorns of a rose

Growing inward on itself

Inward on itself, and it's... the worst

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