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Simply MAG
She dreamed of a simple life
With little ambition
Little spark
Little madness
Little room for disappointment
She married at
Age eighteen
To a simple man
Who had
Little ambition
Little spark
Little madness
Little room
For disappointment
And if you asked
They were fine, just fine
Thank you
But
They did not stare in wonder
At the sky
Gateway to the stars
Barrier to the beyond
It was there
Just there
They did not run their
palms over the curved spine
Of a book
Anticipating
Aching
Marveling
They did not stop and stare
Into the expanse around them
They did not care enough
to absorb
to appreciate
to be amazed
But don’t worry
they were fine, just fine
Thank you
They did not live
They existed
Simply
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For a long time I had this image of this girl in my head who expected little from life and in turn got little back from it. To go through life without being caught off guard or without being amazed by the phenomenon of just living is a true shame. To wonder and explore and challenge is part of being human and to deny oneself of this is to lose grip on what makes us..us. So go on and do something a little crazy, a little mad, a little ambitious. Regret is a far worse feeling than faliure.