Revenge: it's a dream of flames fueled by scorched remains that are lit to a torch and brought back upon the one who burned you.
I made a big mistake, and I didn__ use it to make my life better. I used it to be okay with a life less lived. I used it to be okay with mediocrity and the mundane. And I didn__ make myself any better because of it.And that__ not okay with me.
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I made a big mistake, and I didn__ use it to make my life better. I used it to be okay with a life less lived. I used it to be okay with mediocrity and the mundane. And I didn__ make myself any better because of it.And that__ not okay with me.
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