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Soumya talks about the many speed bumps of life’s journey, in this poem, tongue-in-cheek, exclusively for Different Truths.
I was cruising along life’s fast lane Whizzing by in Speed When came a series of speed bumps Which slowed me down indeed First were the teenage crushes The pleasure and the pain Then came the board exams Which were a terrible drain Then the college admissions Oh what a stressful time Then discovering myself Feeling quite divine Then the loves and heartbreaks That was quite a stress Then getting the degree Oh that was a mess Now to find a living A job to pay your bills Learning to be an adult Learning new life skills Then finding your soul mate And getting her to say yes And then getting married Man that is intense Next comes kids and bingo Lives are totally changed Then comes their new problems Getting you deranged Finally they leave home Leaving an empty nest Suddenly there’s a vacuum This is the real test For running in the rat race Trying to keep up speed You’ve lost all your dreams Forgotten what you need Finally you retire Time to stop and think Life just sped away too fast Over in a wink And were you really up to speed? What did it all mean? But if you’ve enjoyed the journey A wonderful trip its been
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