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Well Played

Well Played I’m older now Older than I thought I would ever be My life began in Black and white, then Exploded into electric Crayola vivid colors that Ripped away the veils Turned me on to the Sublime infection called music And all the sensory goodies Flew at my waiting young face With Cat four hurricane force Bosche’s Garden of Earthly Delights Was more a lifestyle than an Incredible oil on canvas and Sometime during that amazing full tilt boogie I learned to Deep dive inside and began To tell myself the unadorned truth Watching as layer after layer of Cumbersome story sloughed off And my choices took on a softer Texture more temperate, less wild Yes I’m older now Older than I thought I would ever be but I’ve never been more at home living in my skin...

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