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FOREVER YOUNG
My skin is withered and wrinkled
But my soul is youthful still
My eyes are tired and weakened
But there's no weakening of my will
My outer body is misshapen
But inside I am svelte and fit
My head is full of knowledge
But the learning I'll not quit
Though I have aged and lived awhile
My youth remains intact
The memories of my early life
Nothing can detract
When they lay me in the grave
My epitaph can read
Here lies a young old lady
She kept her youth indeed
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