I'll Be

TLL BE
Young, I was too young to see and think and say:
"Tam young, I am too young."
Old, I am too young to see and think,
and say: "I am old. I was
young. I am too old."
Older, I'll be too old to see,
and think, and
say: "I was too young, too
old." Older, I'll be
too old to...
I'll be dead, too.
Be dead to...
Dead I'll be.
Dead, I'll be.

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15 lines · 5 stanzas