I give my all
To gilded horizons
For the great and far-fetched
That boldly shimmer beyond

An impassioned stride
Is christened, desperation
The pariah of aspirations
Lofty and dubbed obscene

I urge the rest
Carve a way
Through misty hillsides
And scalding plains

I urge the rest
Carve their way
Paint the wilderness
With roads curved anew

All rogue directions
No matter swift or drawn out
Are paved in the same
Callous treachery

Deceit is hidden
All ills fall silent
As lurking pessimists
Unsheathe and slaughter

Carve away
Until cynics unravel
Yielding the way, to your risen opulence
Their vanishing spawns a scenic vision
Gilded destiny
Brighter, than ever foreseen

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