Contradictions Stories

Beyond the timeWe should have ended Braced through trialsWe should have lost Betrayed by thoseWe’ve since unfriended BenefitsVersus the costs Reaching outWhere understanding Doesn’t seemWhat we will find Surprised that weHave stayed together Unlike in lifeUnlike in mind Long sufferingWe perfect our demons Train them to bayOutside for show Yet past the houndsSomething propels us Though scarierThe more we know.