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Icarus

Icarus

Carnal knowledge

Everyone thinks they know
what is best.
The path they have chosen
Must fit all.
Knowledge of Right and wrong  
forbidden
The fruit that made this mess
We’re all in.
The straightest line any man draws
A circle.
When all is done and said
We all sin.

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