Thirty

Music: Slow Motion, Part 3.
By Peter Rudenko. Performed by Peter Rudenko at the Free Music Archive
under a Creative Commons Attribution license.

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Thirty knows quite well what binds one fast,
Having both received and given love.
In what one chooses is what one will be,
Regretting much, of course, but hopefully
The person one's best instincts will approve,
Yearning always for the things that last.

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