When I was young

[Zuko]

When I was young ​

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Life is so short but contains so much of experience and perception. Wisdom comes with age and the life's lessons learned well. When we look back on our lives, what will we see?​

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When I was young​

I could run​

and work and play​

all day​

everyday.​

Even sleep had a purpose.​

I'd sleep​

to awake,​

not to escape from life.​

Fresh and alive,​

determination marking any effort​

Now sleep overcomes me​

more often than before​

but in dreams​

I live​

remember and plan,​

working within my heart and mind.​

My spirit wants to run​

but my body can't keep up​

Patience now marks my effort​

Bending low​

to teach the young​

passing on what I know​

what I've felt​

what I've done,​

so my life won't be a wasted one.​

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Source: http://www.islamicgarden.com/youngpoem.html​