Before I Go

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I’ve walked through decades, felt the world evolve,

Seen borders shift and towers rise and fall.

Though time keeps posing riddles I can’t solve,

I still can hear the conscience of it all.


They say I’m dated—out of step, behind—

But I have read the past and seen it burn.

The world’s not kind, but I have trained my mind

To judge the tides and know which winds to turn.


I love this land, though leaders make me ache,

Their bluster staining all we claim to be.

Still, in the youth, I feel the earth awake—

Their future’s flame might finally set us free.


I’m not yet done; I’ve still a voice to lend.

God willing, I will fight until the end.


Just scratching where it itches!

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