why is the tea always cold
after the first sip?

could I make this trip
to the undiscovered country?

is there any guarantee
that I survive living?

why is giving
more satisfying than taking?

is what I do for a making
really fulfilling my destiny?

will I forget about my jealousy
when I live on an island?

could I be happy for a while and
make other people laugh?

why do I need to appear tough
when I’m sad inside?

am I going to hide
my love forever?

isn’t it far from clever
to ignore your own wishes?

why spitting out the dishes
when you prepared them yourself?

wouldn’t you put on a shelf
that you wanted to get seen?

why don’t you get clean
what you think is dirty?

could you be a little bit more flirty
with someone you like?

why do you need to hike
when there is a party in town?

why do you need to play the clown
when you want to be taken serious?

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