I Am Forty

i am forty
old as eighty
young as twenty
alive millenium old
centuries young kicking
forty in naughty
twenty is pretty
eighty is ancient
i am happy nice out here
dreaming of past wondering
on future smiling content like
a child i am forty again bara basulimo
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Karim Avatar
December 26, 2015 at 1:03 PM
I am 35 years old almost forty half of eighty years old. I like being 35. I want to live into my 80s. Cool write!
Osho Avatar
December 26, 2015 at 8:12 PM
thanks ayesha
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