Running in circles.

The older you get, the stronger the wind gets

- and it's always in your face.

— Pablo Picasso.

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Und Ich frage mich, wie du nachts schläfst.

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The ducks were getting blown away

in the river by the wind.

It was fascinating

as they weren't even struggling

or trying to swim against the current.

They flapped their wings really hard

when they tried to swim ashore,

but they never kept their head below the water;

they weren't anything like the swans.

Eventually, they let themselves get pushed

to a corner they perceived as a place

of comfort and safety,

and they remained at that place

for a long time.

One duck stayed afloat in the middle,

kicking its webbed feet

as it glided gently

along the agonising currents.

It brought elegance

amidst the tormenting winds

and carried on swimming forward

despite some of its peers moving ahead

with their strong pair of wings

it envied so much.

The Sun came back—

shining at full force from above

at the opportunity of an opening in the clouds—

and the rest of the swans returned

to dominate the waves

with their beauty.

The duck became a backdrop to the scene

as the attention shifted onto the swans—

it began to disappear in the background

and looked just like the rest of the ducks

who were just regular ducks;

who weren't as brave

as it was during the cold moment

it chose to persevere in.

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The distance we would go

to chase our dreams

that we fabricate

from our knowledge of reality

and our perception of truth.

At the end of the day,

it wouldn't matter

when you can't tell anyone

and you want to run,

but you can't hide.

That light at the end of the tunnel—

we won't know what it is,

you won't be able to guess what it is,

you won't be able to anticipate it,

you won't be prepared for it,

until it hits you.

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Pop! goes the comfort bubble.

Now drown in the bathtub.
Wubbu lubba dub dub.

Sinking or swimming —
which is your choice?

Rubber ducky can't talk,

but it could save you.

It's a quack after all.

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M.

Now look what you've done.

Give you my word as you take it and run.

Wish you'd let me stay, I'm ready now.