It’s just my nature
To be contemplative
To open my mind
And think meditative
To review my past
Memories selective
The teacher and student in me
I tend to be reflective
My younger self
Full of mistakes
Lessons for my older self
When my wisdom wakes
So now that I’m older
There’s much I’ve earned
Most of all the many things
From which I learned
I now see I should have
Thought things through
The various outcomes
My main priorities too
A chosen career path
Too late to materialize
Due to foolish adolescence
And confidence confused eyes
But all in all
As I sit here today
Life is still a gift
A gift every single day
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