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To look down at cosmos of potential,
to see ample thorns of sorrow, injustice, and pain on the way.
To know that you may not be that diamond in the rough;
but to jump anyway.

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I think this piece can mean a myriad of things, it can be seen in many lights. Hopefully the readers will be able to visualize the scene I chronicled in this poem. Enjoy! :)