-youth\u00a0are unsullied-their minds must not hinder-but live in a world obfuscation of gender-never had this problem-no not in our youth-why\u2019s everything so different?-what happened to truth?-the time is now near-we have to decide-we must keep faith-take leave for this ride-confusion runs rampant-all through this earth-we must be steadfast-and show what we\u2019re worth-these days are the last-it\u2019s known to be true-so down on our knees-don\u2019t act brand new-fill up with love-then we can see-that beauty surrounds us infinitely! Peace and blessings!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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