Just Avoid The Eyes
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I was angry at the time.
They said I couldn't do this, I couldn't do that. Opportunities I have been begging for my whole life fell into the lap of another. And like I said, I was angry at the time so I took matters into my own hands.
Now I'm stuck fulfilling the terms of a treaty I don't care about for a group of people I was raised to fight against but feel indifferent to. Now they are saying I cannot do this, I cannot do that. Oh, I was livid, pushing myself further than I ever thought I would.
The opposition is trying to show me a better way of life while my people are telling me it's all a lie. I guess I'm supposed to feel conflicted but I'm not. I know where I stand and I know what I want...to prove them all wrong.
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