The roads we traverse

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The roads we traverse are sore overgrown,
Weaving through vines that grasp with sharp thorns.
They sting and they swipe with their convulsive pains,
Wishing to share what they brandish with disdain.
Their ludicrous laughter rings through our bare feet,
Staining our hearts with hope in defeat.
Derisive, it seems, how we should look upon them
But look closer you'll see, they sound the same hymn.

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