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As a newbie, we are unaware We go through life as if we care Incompetent inept go here or there Thinking that we know it all Inevitably comes the fall Then we slowly realize As it begins, the End of our demise we didn’t compromise However, it’s more Than just the fall. We thought We were Impervious 10 feet tall. The older we get The more we realize The ignorant follies Of the less wise Pride before the fall Comes towards us all We paid no mind To the warnings call Greed, Lust, A wild ride Envy Wrath Look inside Gluttony, Sloth, Our  Guilty Pride Don’t let this list Be your guide It’s OK not to know everything It’s OK to be a teen in between It’s OK to misread a panic scene It’s OK to admit your wrong Do the dance, Sing the song Don’t act wise, Apologize Pretending you know it all Inevitably The jig is up Never ready For the call Will you learn the lesson of the fall knowing you don’t know anything at all. There is always a lesson. To endure It’s OK not to be sure we were all once an amateur The difference between a young adult Sprung on life And a middle aged Disillusion lost soul Is  our experiences The lessons learned When It’s your turn To be on top Oblivious Ignorant Acceptance There will be a time When you’re not It’s not how high You climb It’s how you endure After the fall Wisdom comes to us all Will you ignore it? Or answer Life’s call Inspired songs; My life 1978 Billy Joel Don’t fear the reaper 1976 Blue Oyster Cult Signs 1971 By  Five Electrical Band Bridge over troubled Waters 1970 By Simon and Garfunkel Both sides now 1969 By Joni Mitchell Foot note This was written for a seventh grade grandchild going through life on stress levels. She creates herself. She says this to herself now it’s OK to be wrong. I don’t have to know everything. I’ve always said to the grandchildren, you have two ears, and one mouth listen twice as much as you speak
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May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025 at 3:49 AM UTC
Amateur From Dr. Seuss to Confucius
As a newbie, we are unaware We go through life as if we care Incompetent inept go here or there Thinking that we know it all Inevitably comes the fall Then we slowly realize As it begins, the End of our demise we didn’t compromise However, it’s more Than just the fall. We thought We were Impervious 10 feet tall. The older we get The more we realize The ignorant follies Of the less wise Pride before the fall Comes towards us all We paid no mind To the warnings call Greed, Lust, A wild ride Envy Wrath Look inside Gluttony, Sloth, Our  Guilty Pride Don’t let this list Be your guide It’s OK not to know everything It’s OK to be a teen in between It’s OK to misread a panic scene It’s OK to admit your wrong Do the dance, Sing the song Don’t act wise, Apologize Pretending you know it all Inevitably The jig is up Never ready For the call Will you learn the lesson of the fall knowing you don’t know anything at all. There is always a lesson. To endure It’s OK not to be sure we were all once an amateur The difference between a young adult Sprung on life And a middle aged Disillusion lost soul Is  our experiences The lessons learned When It’s your turn To be on top Oblivious Ignorant Acceptance There will be a time When you’re not It’s not how high You climb It’s how you endure After the fall Wisdom comes to us all Will you ignore it? Or answer Life’s call Inspired songs; My life 1978 Billy Joel Don’t fear the reaper 1976 Blue Oyster Cult Signs 1971 By  Five Electrical Band Bridge over troubled Waters 1970 By Simon and Garfunkel Both sides now 1969 By Joni Mitchell Foot note This was written for a seventh grade grandchild going through life on stress levels. She creates herself. She says this to herself now it’s OK to be wrong. I don’t have to know everything. I’ve always said to the grandchildren, you have two ears, and one mouth listen twice as much as you speak
BLT Websters word of the day challenge May 15, 2025 impervious Impervious describes that which does not allow something such as water to enter or pass through it also used formally to me, not bothered or affected by something. Both senses of impervious are used with to.
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cj-sutherland
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65/F/U.S
May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025 at 3:49 AM UTC
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