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It really is hard to keep faith in the world,
when the motives of all of its people unfurl.

Their true aims seem, above all, to me,
to destroy hope that you have, to the highest degree.

Is it really a wonder my mind sheds debris?

An intensifying of feelings which led to conclusions
that this is indeed not a world of inclusion
for me and for those out there who are similar,
those whose experiences are so far from simpler.

Does an absence of dopamine make less of a being?

Does it give an excuse to degrade my wellbeing?

A reason to be told that your talents are less
despite the multitudinous gifts you possess?

Let me be clear,
please let me express,
my felonious transgression?

An imbalance.
D.E.P.R.E.S.S.I.O.N.