View from the Gutter

from Wig of Flies by Hoboknife

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There's no easy way out of this place, existing in the ruins
There's no hope of redeeming ourselves, we who have fallen so far and so low
Hanging by a thread and gasping for air
Pain is the cleanser, victory is survival, life can be so fragile
We abuse ourselves, we defy all trace of happiness

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Even as the years of grief roll by, ceaseless sorrow that haunts our dreams
The tears that stream to no end, the loathing of self and circumstance
Arms outstretched in dire times, the love of life is all we seek
No matter how low we will sink, the view from the gutter is always spectacular

We have all felt waves of pain, washing over us, a cathartic tide
We all carry wounds old and deep
Memory is an ocean, our ships wrecked in the maelstrom
We can tread complacent waters or drown in its black depths

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from Wig of Flies, released May 1, 2020

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