I have heard of many great nations
That rose and fell like sand-mansions
Many great empires were built
And inscrutably ruined in a single tilt.
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Stress is an epidemic
That plagues us all in a way;
Stress alarms us, alerts us,
And then alters our bodies and brains;
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Watch those profusely blooming roses
Bursting with laughter on a thorny stalk,
Serenely smiling and shouting with glee
That their strength was never on the wane;
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