Arriving on my own time
Preferring to schedule my own show
I may be slow to the finish line
But will always savoir a rainbow
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Struggling with these holes in my memory
To think I was daydreaming in class
Now I have forgotten why birds sing
Yet I know about neutrons in atomic mass
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While others studied, I wondered
Barefoot and open-minded
Swimming in experience
Avoiding what leaves others blinded
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Untangling the mysteries of human existence
Bobbing in a sea of unborn opportunities
With no one watching, I sample them all
My eyes light up at life’s endless possibilities
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Time slows this elongated orbit
Fighting the snare of lingering guilt
Jettying things holding little value
Remembering a faded smile can be rebuilt
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