Survive, is that the word for it

for what one does

for what one is

One's enemies abound

with truths and partial truths

that want to kill

before one can embrace

the truth one yearns to hold

The volunteers for truth abound,

the esoteric squad

one knows if one has truly lived

They fear that imperfection

may reflect on them

if it is overlooked

and left to grow

and mar the definition

they have given life

Survive, for what?

to be content to live with hope

not bitterness:

survive to lose oneself

for other reasons

than the flaws

one knows exist

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