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You told her, “You can do it all!” So she tried to climb a mountain But she couldn’t afford a harness So she went to sell lemonade But you said, “Aim higher!” So she went to sell wooden knickknacks But you said, “You need a permit.” So she went to the building and waited for days But you saw her and said, “Too young” So she went back to the mountain. The mountain: You said to climb every mountain But you couldn’t bother to give her a harness? She then sought me in the mirror of time I stared back at her; looking at my past And I gave her my harness I had sewn myself Then she climbed the mountain And you were at the top Asking, “How did you get up here?” She responded, “How did you?” You fell silent.
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Grant-Grey Porter Hawk Guda
<p><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Powerfully expressed! Truly powerful! Keep sharing keep sharing! The world needs your expression! Keep sharing your life your mind your heart!&nbsp;</span></p>
A-Luv
<p>I enjoyed this piece from beginning to end, especially the end when she said &quot;How did you?&quot; :)</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

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