mason, listen to me

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i brought myself here in
an attempt to cheer myself up,
see some cool sights,
but alas, of no use
so i distract myself
there is nothing more human than distraction

everyone always like to say it,
and why not?
have a little fun sometimes

take your mind off things

but what do i distract myself with,
is the issue we must solve,
but you --

he looked at him with bright eyes

-- you're young,
and you've got your whole
life ahead of you
me?
for me, there are the trees
for me, there are opportunities which
will never come anew
never squander what you have,
never compromise, never settle for less

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