June 14, 2026, entered in Line Gauthier's Bite Size Poem contest 147
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I was a youth who seldom thought about the fact that in the midst of life I was, with each breath, getting closer to its end. I viewed life as a beautiful clear stream that never would run dry, eternal springtime, and lively music written for the young.
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