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They will
insult you,
hurt you,
defeat you,
betray you,
set you aflame
and watch you you burn.

But they
will not,
shall not,
cannot
destroy you.

Because you,
like Rome,
we're built on ashes,
and you,
like a phoenix,
know how to rise
and
resurrect.

Nikita Gill

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