The young die before their time.

The old wrinkle with age,

Watching unable to help.

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War, famine, greed.

Man makes the inevitable

All the more unbearable

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We look atbackwards,

At decisions not made.

A life lived in regret.

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When paths present opportunity,

We hesitate to act.

Only with ourselves to blame.

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Life is a cruel mistress

If we live in the shadows of others

Shed the burden of others expectations

And flourish as our own selves