The Warrior and The Beggar

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Catching dreams
Like catching fish in streams
Slipping out of my hands
Silly making plans it seems

Taking chances
Like swimming as a wave advances
Twirling in the undertow
Considering the circumstances

Some days I am a warrior
Ready
To conquer
But most days
I am just a Beggar

Some days I can lift the world
Bare white
Knuckles curled
But most days
I am in a whirl

A series of experiences
Making roads or fences
Shield held so high
Forgot what's the differences

With tough skin and sturdy bones
But I am waiting alone by a phone
Dog with his tail between his legs
Preparing for the casting stones

Shoveling out my own grave
Slap my hand when I misbehave
I am my own worst critic
And fear makes me into a feeble slave

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