"The Burden, The Gift"

I did not imagine my life to turn out this way.

I did not have any desire for power.

I did not want the burden.

I did not want the gift.

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But I was given the burden, the gift

In the aftermath of it all.

Now the burden, the gift I did not want

Is a responsibility all its own.

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I am an icon of hope and of hate.

I used to care about their words.

But nothing they said would change me.

Because I am the one with the burden, the gift.

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I hope you did not come with any high hopes for me.

I hope you have learned since last time.

For with no expectations there can be no disappointments.

And even with this burden, this gift, I can still fail.