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Original Sin

And The Struggle With Our Perceived Image

By Kelli Sheckler-AmsdenPublished 5 months ago Updated 4 months ago 1 min read
Original Sin
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Pushing on the door you’ve gotta pull to get in

Everybody’s panicked jumping out of their skin

Waiting on the signal that tells us when to begin

Skating on the ice to find the surface is thin

Bearing battle scars and arsenic in a glass

Counting shooting stars and catching them as they pass

Holding on to promises that we know won’t last

Following directions with a broken compass

Photographs and phonographs reliving the past

Double barreled shotguns are discharged with a blast

Lessons come from living and the worlds our class

We talk about tomorrow while we sit on our ass

The chance of change is cheated

And we settle for less

Admit that we’re defeated

Yet we’re convinced we impress

Our minds an endless power

That we never plug in

We puff our chests and cower

Committing original sin

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    Written by Kelli Sheckler-Amsden