Crossing Lines

There are lines upon our roads

And lineups for a game.

Phone lines are a useful tool

On which to call a flame.

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I can choose which lines to cross,

And when to chill - I'm my own boss.

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Lines for coloring within

Lines for fields and courts

Lines upon an empty page

For tales of every sort.

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I can choose which lines to cross,

And when to chill - I'm my own boss.

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Fishing lines, a power line,

Battle lines, a line of song

Invisible lines around our globe

To navigate along.

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I can choose which lines to cross,

And when to chill - I'm my own boss.

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A line of people in a queue,

A line drawn in the dirt.

Lines of hatred and exclusion,

Causing emotional hurt.

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I choose not to cross those lines,

Because I'm me - I choose to shine.