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Youth!

By Leylia

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Youth! I've only hit the tip of the iceberg! -(there's a whole mass of relentless ice below me) I'm in my prime! -(no wonder I feel so out-of-place with my indivisibility) I've only just begun to live! -(I have my whole, difficult life ahead of me) I'm at the dawn of my life! -(The sun beats hard and hot against my back) I can do anything I want to do! -(Too bad I don't know enough to decide) I can learn from my mistakes! -(Do I have to make mistakes?!) I'm in the spring of my life! -(and I have allergies...) Written April 14th, 2002 © on Apr 14 2002 06:01 AM PST   0 • 10

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