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I tried to think I could be better But not quite exactly Change seems pretty bad And kinda terrifying I know it sounds crazy But hear me out I once heard a story About someone brand new They were old and new They lived in an old house Across the street They brought in the new The new to that old house It added new to the old It was odd It felt wrong They eventually grew older Then they were old in that old house Adding old to new It wasn't so odd Not do bad Not so wrong It balanced out Slowly but surely It was hard But somehow Definitely worth it To add old to the new New to the old The person was old and new I thought new was bad All I knew was old New was bad Wrong Old was good Normal So not exactly So hear me out New and old Both good and bad To get old You have to have new To get new You have to have old So the house Across the street Was old But the stuff inside was new But the person who made it happen Was not either They were old and new They made it happen Slowly but surely They made it true So thanks to that story For teaching me You can't have new without the old You can't have old without the new So old and new are you and me New and old Old New Me and you are Old and new
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3d ago
Jun 1, 2026 at 6:33 PM UTC
Old and New
I tried to think I could be better But not quite exactly Change seems pretty bad And kinda terrifying I know it sounds crazy But hear me out I once heard a story About someone brand new They were old and new They lived in an old house Across the street They brought in the new The new to that old house It added new to the old It was odd It felt wrong They eventually grew older Then they were old in that old house Adding old to new It wasn't so odd Not do bad Not so wrong It balanced out Slowly but surely It was hard But somehow Definitely worth it To add old to the new New to the old The person was old and new I thought new was bad All I knew was old New was bad Wrong Old was good Normal So not exactly So hear me out New and old Both good and bad To get old You have to have new To get new You have to have old So the house Across the street Was old But the stuff inside was new But the person who made it happen Was not either They were old and new They made it happen Slowly but surely They made it true So thanks to that story For teaching me You can't have new without the old You can't have old without the new So old and new are you and me New and old Old New Me and you are Old and new
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LivingLifeBarely
13/F/USA
3d ago
Jun 1, 2026 at 6:33 PM UTC
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