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Everyone says you need to experience a broken heart to know true love But they usually imply that another individual is involved Yet some people feel broken-hearted when they are alone Why? 'Cause they are afraid to be loved We sometimes are so afraid of love that we put walls or barriers around our hearts and souls to keep out the hurt Some are easily penetrated while others may never be My barrier is quite strong, it might not appear like that at first glance but it is Very few people have been allowed through this barrier I am scared I am scared to be that weeping girl in her bedroom Crying about some boy About some boy who took the world from her I never wanted to be this girl I knew I was stronger than that Yet I have created this barrier that very few seem to penetrate I now realized I have only hurt myself With pushing out the hurt, I have pushed out the love as well I sit here around walls that are plain and lifeless But how do I break them down? All at once? Start...

Familiarity. Confidence. Independence. Strength. All of these things intertwine with one another. All of these things -together or alone- can get you through the ups and downs of life. They can get you through awkward encounters with old friends, long classes where you don't know a soul, lack of money, struggles in the family, and the likes. Even more simple yet, it comes down to belief. The belief that you have in yourself. If you believe in yourself and all that you do, you cannot go wrong, not really. Although you will make mistakes still, because you believe in yourself things will work out, and you will learn. It's the circle of life.

It's interesting, isn't it? The way the world works and everything. I mean, you get up every morning and prepare yourself for the day ahead. Work versus school, ones individual preparations versus family preparations. You go through the day, come home and eat, maybe clean and do some laundry. Finally, you get ready for bed, and await the sharp shrill of your alarm in eight hours time - if you are lucky enough to sleep for that long. Is this what life is? The same thing five to seven days a week, for the span of one's lifetime? Preschool: one to two years. Elementary school:about ten years. High school: four or five years. Post secondary: three to eight years. Career: undisclosed number of years. Working and learning and studying accounts for 18 years of our lifespan, easily. Reality is, for most of us, we don't really get an opportunity to live life the way we want to. I used to think maybe the only true chance was before one hit the age of three, but one is...