IF

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If you can keep yourself sane,
No matter situations, high or lows

If you can keep calm, and emotions in check,
When situations aren't yours to control

If you can trust and believe in yourself,
When your mirrored reflection doubts you

If you can reflect on thoughts, wholesome or not,
Taking to account foundation of self doubts

If you can be cheated by allies and friends,
Still never loosing foresight of your goals

If you can be lied to, time and again,
But still find reason to trust a little longer

If you can be patient, whilst waiting,
For the sake of your dreams and hopes

If you can bear the brunt of hate,
Yet finding reasons to love

If you can dream the wildest dreams,
Even knowing the limits of reality, and chasing

If you can ponder on things of life,
But not make thoughts your master

If you can keep your head and calm,
Through the good and the bad

If you can bear to watch crumble what you gave your total worth to,
Still finding the strenght to rebuild again

If you can stake your all, in a minutes joy,
And lose it all, never letting the loss overtake you

If you can mix with the crowds,
Without losing sight of your purpose

If you can walk with kings, keeping your virtue,
Never losing common touch of humility

Yours is a life worth history's reference.
Never to be forgotten, a life well lived

For been human, you were more than human
And I, a friend of your existence, my friend.

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