I feel this need

To be perfect

To stay inside the lines

To fit in the perfect box

That was designed by society

But not made for me

I feel the need to exceed expectations

And fly to the moon

To make someone else happy

The perfect weighs on my shoulders

Pushes me forward

Pushes me around

And I have no choice anymore

it need to be neat and tidy

Things have to happen a certain way

The stantards of...

It calls me

Yet no one knows

Where it goes

Or where it lies

It hides itself

From only me

Hides itself

In the shadows

I must go

Towards it

As far as I must go

I will go

It calls me

Yet no one knows

Where it goes

Or where it lies

But I will follow it

I will find it

No one will stop me

No one could try

And so I went

I followed it

With my heart

And soul

It calls me

Yet no one knows

Where it go...

I try to follow my own path

But I guess I can’t

Every time I try

Something pulls me back

I don’t know what it is

But I don’t know what to do

Maybe I don’t try to hold back

Maybe I should try what the world

Has in store for me

Maybe I should wait

For something called fate

To call me where I belong...

People say that fate is a fiction

But I know different

It’s real as I am

I hear it

A voice in my head

Guiding me

Telling me what to do

That’s fate

And when I hear it I do what it says

No matter how bad

And you should to

It’s easy

Just let go

And listen to what it tells you...

**Part One: The Arrival of Ringo**

It was hard to fall asleep that night, even though the evening air was nice and cool. Celeste lay in bed, tears streaming down her face as she fought against the storm within her. Her parents were separating, and everything she thought was solid was cracking apart. They didn’t want her anymore; they were sending her away. Panic gripped her heart as she felt utte...

I don’t lie.

Truth is my word, and the gospel is my breath.

You are on your knees at the altar of my gaze,

and you _beg_ for me.

Lust is my blessing and devotion is your satisfaction....

“He was tall and dark,

He smelled of mulberries.”

That’s what the myths said.

A primordial being,

Pushing existence forward.

I saw him once in a bar,

His clothes were bland,

But his face,

It held the universe in it.

From that moment,

I knew.

I knew it all....

Sometimes

Just sometimes

Our life shatters before our very eyes

Just like it was made of glass

We forget how fragile our lives can be

But just as easy as it shattered

Sometimes

Just sometimes

It can be built back up as easy

Let people in

Don’t be stubborn

Let those who care, help you

Let them repair you

So that one day you can be like Rome

And be whole again....

This is right

This is real

This is how it was meant to be

He showed us

He proved it

Sometimes we didn’t even see

So this is right

This is good

This is how it’s meant to be

We asked

We prayed

And the perfect friend was given to me

It is right

It is real

It is all meant to be...

All I see is

Shattered pieces

I can’t look away

From all this pain in the war we waged

A war never meant to be ours to fight

We were

The peace keepers

Never cause harm

And now all I hear is alarms

Going off in the distance

I can’t help wonder if this is how we end

The end of all that we stood for

All that we fought for

To fight for a Republic we’d never see

To fight for peace

And live out of s...