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Life in a poem

I am a fœtus Swimming in darkness Oblivious to the world around me I am a new born Opening my eyes for the first time Taking my first breathe Crying the first of many tears Confused by my sight and the light around me I am a toddler Crawling my way across a universe made of shapes sounds colors Overdose of senses Too many things happening simultaneously I Just stare around and try to make sense of this madness I am a child Taking my first step into childhood by standing upright And walking around the world on my own two feet It's the first of many steps I will move forward to take over the world With my eyes ears hands nose mouth Overdose of senses I am a teenager Feeling my heart break for the first time A broken friendship A broken love Deception in human kind For the first time I wonder why Why are we here? If we suffer so much and so intensly My heart breaks and I cry and I shake and I have no idea what is happening Overdose of senses I am a young adult Wondering about the future for the very first time Where I fit in Will I fit in How do I fit in What will I do for the rest of my life? Overdose of questions I am an adult Worrying about taxes and marriage and kids I have settled down I have a career and I look back On the days all the things that mattered were grades and friends I am happy but is this the life I dreamed of? Or did I settle for less than I wanted? What would happen if I left it all now? Overdose of questions I am an old grandma Relaxing eveyr morning with a cup of coffee Next to the man who shared my life for so long I look back on life and realize I am happy I have made choices that lead me here and now I Am happy Overdose of emotions I am a senile grandma No one claims me anymore I am in a care home where most people don't care I am one of many and I look back on my life everynight when the demons come and visit me So I yell out in hopelessness and they sedate me I am faced with loneliness and there are so many things I wish I had done Overdose of emotions Heart attack No heartbeat I am dead.
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