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You Cannot Pick Your Thoughts

You cannot pick your thoughts The conscious can’t be steered Without love, hope and magic The future will be as dark as you feared

Posted byCaptain QOctober 17, 2019October 17, 2019Posted inPoetryTags:choose, conscious, dark, fear, future, hope, love, magic, manipulate, pick, Poetry, steer, Thoughts5 Comments on You Cannot Pick Your Thoughts

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