I Persevere.

Tue, 11/11/2014 - 18:28 -- lucy275

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59313
United States
46° 18' 55.5048" N, 104° 17' 28.7232" W

"You can not do it.",

said the Smirking Lips, as they dangled below the nose.

I persevered.

 

"You are worthless.",

cried the Leering Eyes, as they squint on in disdain.

But I persevered.

 

"You can not win.",

whispered the Doubting Eyebrows, as they bend into their usual pose of defeat.

Yet I continued to persevere.

 

"You do not possess any talents.",

laughed the Deaf Ears, as they blocked out other unique melodies.

And still I persevered. 

 

"You do not look pretty.",

taunted the Ugly Faces, as they hid behind their own fortress of lies.

But looking onwards, I persevered.

 

"You should just give up.",

advised the Lying Hands, as they stretched out in an artificial act of comfort,

Yet the moment one takes them, one shall fall into an infinite pit,

in which one could never again be able to climb out.

But even knowing this...

I accepted.

 

In this endless pit, I was abused by the Criticizing Mouths.

I was harassed by the Arrogant Brains.

I fell prey for the Merciless Reality,

that gulped me down in an instant.

But even then,

through the pouring rain,

through the heated hates,

through the times that I thought it was over,

through the moments that seemed impossible

I...

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