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As for me,

whatever future

I am trying to shape

shapes me in return.

When you see me cry,

it does not necessarily mean

I need help. 

Sometimes, pure beauty

has that result in me,

like the glory of innocents

who do not think

they should stop trying

to improve the world.

I will continue to

seek magic,

look for legerdemain,

believing the solutions we need

lie only in those realms.

But also, I will look

to my heart,

posit my soul’s purpose,

light another candle,

pen just one more plea.