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When You Are Older

When you are young You hold your tongue But when you are older The world is a bit colder You break that wishbone In hopes you’ll never be alone This place is scary But the burdens we carry Won’t hold us back If someone is there to keep us on track.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 3/2/2011 2:51:00 AM
Very nice piece, great job.
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Date: 2/20/2011 6:47:00 PM
Nice wording and rhyming in this presentation. What you have stated here is largely true.
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