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Do What You Can Do

Idle Verse: A Poetry Feature

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Mar 12, 2026
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Do What You Can Do

Memories are ghosts,

Our darker emotions are teachers,

Life is often confusing,

And happiness is an elusive creature.


But no one has it all,

Or has it all together.

Everyone has their tempest,

Their own storm to weather.


So don't compare.

You can't see all that's going on

In a person's heart or life,

All that was…

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