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Rated: 13+ · Poetry · Business · #2355490

A Shakespearean sonnet about turning 41

I'm in better shape than ever in life.
My teeth are healthy, and my weight is down.
But when I think of my mistakes and strife,
My jocular smile turns into a frown.

I can't believe I never died, or lived.
Quality of life is better than God's.
I gave it all. What more was there to give?
The message was simple: Spare not the rod.

Started a business, and in game design.
And another one in Eco AI.
This tax planning is kicking my behind.
Ideas of success flash in my eye..

Anybody else would have given up.
I need enough water to fill this cup.
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