In this ever-shifting landscape 

And in our own eyes

We are so quickly generating

our well-known lives

Triumphs and achievements

that will outlast the day

Choosing our freedom

We make a lasting pathway

For some we connect to wellness

and become friends

By others we are walked on

With no consequence

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In an uplifting optimism 

And in our own minds

We are so surely envisioning our ideal lives

And positive advances that will save the day

Choosing our freedom

We create a lasting pathway

For some we connect to wellness

and stay forever friends

By others we are criticised

as if we don’t make sense

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Not that friends always understand us

But friends will try to

When it helps us

in ways that support us

And we appreciate constructive criticism

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Not opinions that alarm us

That intentionally harm us

But in ways that only friends

can relate with

their productive optimism

Or just in actions of anyone that truly cares

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In this slowly drifting discussion

And of our own design

We are so clearly trying to live out

the most perfect lives

Striving for good feelings

that will elevate the day

Choosing our freedom

We clear a lasting pathway

For some we connect to wellness

and make more friends

By others we are clued in to views

that we should try to transcend

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