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Rated: E · Poetry · Nonsense · #1545484

A poem about my first love.

Young and Foolish

When I was young and foolish
my girlfriend said to me...
"I'll be with you, darling,
through all eternity."
Now I'm old and wiser
And it's plain to see...
Eternity ain't half as long
as it's cracked up to be.
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