To anyone that was a fan of fighting games in their youth,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Passing many hours mashing buttons, innocent fun though the\ncontent\u2019s uncouth,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mirror matches were an eventual occurrence, when characters\nfaced off against themselves,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Worth thinking \u2018bout the scenario in real life, namely\nbattles in the mind,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Close to a real-life mirror match as can possibly be,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Something sinister \u2018bout an assailant felt within the self\nonly,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
External rivals come and go, temporary problems at best,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Different story when you\u2019re gaslit from within, ain\u2019t no way\nto run from yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Too many fucks given or not enough, maybe oscillating\nbetween them both,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Insidious and vindictive, impeding the achievement of goals\nand personal growth,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Carried on for so long with nary a belief in one\u2019s self,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Head clogged and hazy by the clouds of doubt and loathing, it\u2019s\na special type of hell,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Uncertain when the seed was planted but damn it the tree\u2019s\nsprouting,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Different gardeners did their part, should\u2019ve kept them out\nfrom the start,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sleepwalking but never dreaming, had little faith they could\nbe achieved,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Probably fuck it up irreversibly, all roads pointed to that\ndirection constantly,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Any semblance of happiness and joy short-lived, pain seemed\neverlasting,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe that\u2019s just how the script was written, but fuck it\nwhy won\u2019t they change the channel?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The praises from the masses for good deeds falling on deaf\nears,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Goals achieved written off as mere flukes, been like this\nfor years and years,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe since childhood for your boy if you can believe, ain\u2019t\npaused to reflect upon it, might\u2019ve started when an inevitable death became\ncommon knowledge,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Warning signs of sorts reserved for the masses, \u2018Stay out\u2019\nand \u2018Keep away,\u2019 best they keep their distance,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Give \u2018em a challenge or proposition, watch how quick they go\na different direction,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Predetermined assumptions of the outcome being the main\nreason,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ain\u2019t fishing for no pity party, this is just straight\nfacts,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nothing hurts more than accusations of the former, do\nyourself and them a favour and try to understand them,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe some can relate, maybe others can\u2019t, if you\u2019re among\nthe latter better consider yourself blessed,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But where one area\u2019s lacking another\u2019s been strengthened,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Might not hold themselves to a high standard but guaranteed that\niron will\u2019s been tempered,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Still plugging along and trying, could have caved in from\nthe beginning,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Defied the darker forces tricking \u2018em into the ultimate\nsubmission,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Takes lots of courage and even self-belief to get up from a\nbeating,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some days worse than others but damn it, they\u2019re still\nstanding,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe\nthey\u2019ll find their calling, even if better late than never,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One foot\nforward all the way, the odds don\u2019t even matter,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Such voices\nmay be hard to silence, some days the noise is deafening,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Battle\nthrough it anyway, be defiant and not a victim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
To anyone that was a fan of fighting games in their youth, Passing many hours mashing buttons, innocent fun though the content\u2019s uncouth, Mirror matches were an eventual occurrence, when characters faced off against themselves, Worth thinking \u2018bout the scenario in real life, namely battles in the mind, Close to a real-life mirror match as … <\/p>\n