If I had been different long ago
I might not have been here now:
If I had been more defiant, less trusting
I would have had much more to show.
My parents never told me
The world can hurt and agress;
If they had been more clever
They could have explained the worry and the stress.
Now older and more defiant
I find life has passed me by
I tried to build my happiness
But on the road it does, wounded, lie.
Copyright: Rani Turton
Rani Turton
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