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Things Happen
Sometimes bad things happen,
 And there's nothing you can do.
 You can either let it
 Pull you down,
 Or you can fight on through.
 
 I've been hiding in the shadows,
 And you can see how well I've fared.
 But you know,
 I'm done with that.
 I'm done with being scared.
 
 It isn't worth my time
 To let my fear rule me.
 I just can't let it
 Stay on top,
 If I ever want to see
 
 What things are like
 Outside this world, 
 Where I've left myself alone.
 And if I'm truly honest
 This world is not my home.
 
 That land outside these walls,
 That land where I belong.
 It's filled with Sun,
 Not shadows,
 Where I've been hid so long.
 
 Two turns of seasons passed
 While I've just sat in here.
 So now it's time
 To say goodbye
 To my dark and lonely fear.
 
 I've got to find a way
 To get outside these walls.
 That I built
 So long ago,
 The way out I don't recall.
 
 Although I'm still 
 Unsure of how,
 Someday soon you'll see,
 That I'm on the other side.
 Where I'll finally be free.

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This is still a very good poem and well thought out, with excelent imagery.
