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Poetry: I never knew

What would it feel like to be a queen

If only for a day

To race around a NASCAR track

And collect six-figured pay

To reach the moon and wander there

Weightless and famous, by the way.

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Author, psychiatrist or athlete

Appearing on Oprah Winfrey's show

Ace of spades in a Las Vegas deck

A sultry actress, cheeks all aglow

Inventor, public speaker, or such

All could be yours at any time, you know.

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Time passes by, opportunities missed

Might-have-beens quietly passing through

Has it really been so bad

This life you chose to pursue?

Or are you constantly regretting

All that you never knew?

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