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contentment

i'd rather live

not knowing all the

answers to life

 

i'd rather not know

how deep the ocean is

or how the world looks

from end to end--

 

or why we try to make sense

out of stars that align

so we can call each other

star-crossed lovers

 

if i knew all the answers

i wouldn't have to read books

or anything at all

 

all i want is, when i'm

on my deathbed, the last thing

that i want to know is:

i've lived a life and i

didn't know much

but i lived long enough

to know what

happiness is.

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Apr 19, 2013
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