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it’s this or nothing 
but what is this? 
the air of choice; 
 the food of impressions; 
 the water of upkeep; 
with the terms of living sprinkled 
 upon our newborn heads, 
and the must and the must have 
embedded in the sugar of candy, 
 is it too late to open my own eyes 
 without squinting at the trickery of truth 
 that tells me this script was written 
 when someone had too much to lose? 
where am i? 
in a great cloud of happiness 
 where a smile counts 
 only when another sees it; 
this battle to have a lot: 
to be alive is to fight 
just to water the seeds of giftedness 
 in the hope that someone 
 can say --yes 
 he is blessed. 
(c) Darius Romfield2012

It's this or nothing.