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Growing Up In the 70's

I was in matric,  class of seventy nine 
With so much to do,  I was losing my mind

The year before,  my baby brother came 
Since then, life was never the same 
Thrilled and excited to have him around 
We watched him for hours crawling on the ground 

Babysitting was an extra chore
Cooking , cleaning  and so much more 
My parents worked hard to make ends meet 
When home, at least they could put up their feet 

Studying began some time after ten
When everyone settled,  I scribbled with my pen 
I could not wait for the year to end 
To get a job and lots of money to spend 

I went to the shop with only one aim
To buy a newspaper  to look for my name 
Frantically paging,  I searched for a while 
A sigh of relief,  a chuckle,  a smile.

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