Edge of Thirty
I LIVE SEVEN DAYS SHY OF THIRTY
YOU THINK I'VE BEEN AROUND THE WORLD AND BACK
THE PATHS I WALKED AND PEOPLE I MET ALONG THE WAY
GOODNESS AND MISERY I BROUGHT TO SOME
I STILL AM HUMAN AND DEFINEATLY NOT PERFECT NOT EVEN CLOSE TO A
SAINT
BUT I STILL REMAIN TRUE TO MYSELF AND MY BELIEFS
HAVING A HARD TIME GRASPING I'LL BE THIRTY AND I HAVE'NT ACHIEVED
HALF THE STUFF I WANTED TO
WHAT AM I TO DO "STRESS"
NO
TRY AGAIN
EVEN THOUGH I HAVE'NT MET MY GOALS
GOALS HAVE MET ME IN MY OWN WAY AND I HAVE BLESSED MYSELF
I HAVE TESTED MYSELF
I HAVE REMAINED MYSELF AND TRUSTED MYSELF
WHO CARES
I'LL BE THIRTY
I HOLD ANSWERS TO MY LIFE
I HOLD RESPECT
I HAVE GAINED AND NOT LOST
NO MATTER WHAT I TRIED I'VE TAUGHT MYSELF OVER THE YEARS
THAT IS PRICELESS AND TIMELESS
SO I FEEL NO NEED TO SULK OVER MY AGE
THIRTY YEARS OF LIFE
OF BREATH
OF HOPE
OF DREAMS
STRUGGLES
THIRTY YEARS OF SURVIVAL AND BLESSING
THESE ARE MY THIRTY YEARS OF MY LIFE AND MEMORIES
THIRTY DON'T THINK IT'S A DIRTY NUMBER
DAMN...I'M GETTING UP THERE....
BUT TO SOME I'M STILL YOUNG
SEVEN DAYS SHY OF THIRTY
HMM
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