EXTRA TIME!!

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New Prompt:
The last prompt for the birthday week... Today is your birthday and when you get to the party, you realize you're nine years younger than you thought you were. What happened and how did you get that extra time?

EXTRA TIME!!

I know I've gotten extra time, and I think I know why!!
They've added nine new years for me to help me squelch my pride
and haughtiness; to accomplish this, they knew I'd need lots
of days to eliminate all the arrogance I've caught
from being an attorney, and a poet, and a NUT!!
Now in reward for all my talents, I'm stuck in a rut
and have earned nine more years of life to figure out just what
I'm here on Earth for, other than to just amuse myself;
following my dreams for peace, I'll not sit upon the shelf
but will bloom where I'm planted and will do the best for all--
my new nine years can help me break down all the bitter walls
of hatred and distrust that persist among all people
and give new hope to everyone, to make their hearts shine, full!