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Game of Life

October 26, 2012
By DaughterofPoseidon GOLD, West Seneca, New York
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DaughterofPoseidon GOLD, West Seneca, New York
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Favorite Quote:
"Music is the air we breathe."-Molly Berger

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We're dealt the cards
at the moment of birth,
the cards that shape our lives.
We're given talents,
flaws and beliefs,
that make us who we are.
We cannot fight this hand that
we've been dealt.
We cannot stop
our destiny.
We can only carry on
in this hard, cold
game of life.

© Michael H., Mildford, CT

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