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Embrace Life's Colors: John T. Wurzer's Reflections on Love and Negativity
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When you wake up in the morning and wash the bloodstains from your eyes
Contemplating waking up from a violent or troubling past, seeking clarity.
Do you immediately start looking for someone to criticize
Questioning if the immediate response upon waking is to find faults in others.
Before you let the sun in before you raise the blinds
Before fully facing the day, considering if negativity already prevails.
Are you already putting people down and messing with their minds
Already engaging in belittling others and manipulating their thoughts.
Did you ever have a lover who could make you feel alive
Reflecting on a past relationship that brought joy and vitality.
Or are you a sports car in a salvage yard that's lost its will to drive
Comparing oneself to a once vibrant entity now devoid of purpose or passion.
Are you making fun of Saints and angels at the altar of the sun
Ridiculing sacred things or concepts while basking in the presence of greatness.
I swear you spend so much time on hatred
Obsessive dedication to hatred, consuming excessive time and energy.
It's a wonder
Surprise that anything constructive can be achieved amidst such negativity.
That you ever get anything done
Expressing wonder at accomplishing tasks amid such intense negativity.
When you wander through the nightmare that you call your poison life
Describing life as a nightmarish existence, focusing on struggles and injustices.
And you dwell upon the struggle the injustice and the strife
Ruminating on the hardships, unfairness, and conflicts experienced.
When ten thousand little problems sting your flesh and start to tear
Feeling overwhelmed by numerous problems causing distress and pain.
Into your bitter callused heart saying Something isn't fair
Internal turmoil reflecting external unfairness, fostering bitterness.
Did you ever have a lover who forced you to forget
Recalling a past lover who helped in overcoming fears and negativity.
The fear and negativity that makes you so upset
Highlighting how past relationships positively influenced emotional state.
Are you making fun of Saints and angels at the altar of the sun
Mocking revered entities while being engulfed in negativity.
I swear you spend so much time on hatred
Reiteration of excessive investment in hatred, consuming significant time.
It's a wonder
Expressing surprise at achieving anything amidst such intense negativity.
That you ever get anything done
Commenting on accomplishments amid overwhelming negativity.
When you see a naked stranger on the street or in your room
Observing a vulnerable stranger and contemplating their circumstances.
Do you wonder why he's got no clothes do you blame it on the doom
Questioning the reasons behind another's vulnerability, possibly linking it to doom.
Is the half-full glass half empty? Does the rainbow scream It Rained
Philosophizing about perspectives and perceptions of positivity and negativity.
Is there sunshine moving in have you lost the things you'd gained?
Reflecting on losing previously attained positive aspects.
Did you ever have a lover who washed the tears away
Recollection of a lover who helped in dispelling sadness.
Or has everyone you've ever loved
Suggesting a pattern of love leading to personal emotional costs repeatedly.
Made you pay and pay and pay
Highlighting the perceived emotional toll from past relationships.
Are you making fun of Saints and angels at the altar of the sun
Deriding sacred figures while consumed by negativity.
I swear you spend so much time on hatred
Re-emphasis on the excessive investment in hatred, consuming valuable time.
It's a wonder
Expressing surprise at achieving tasks amidst intense negativity.
That you ever get anything done
Commenting again on accomplishments amid overwhelming negativity.
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