The Tension Between Dreams and Reality

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I often find myself in an endless internal struggle. It always seems that passion strikes me at the most untimely of circumstances. My passion for writing never truly disappears, like the nearly faded embers of a fire that although dim, still produce a dull red glow. Then all of a sudden, something will stir me back up and it ignites into a strong flame, a force that drives itself against the grain of my soul; a constant…