In the year I turned twenty-one,

  My life had only just begun,

  A journey of growth, and learning anew,

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  With each day, a chance to start something true.

  I found my passions, my dreams,

  A fire inside, that brightly gleams,

  The world was vast, and I, so small,

  But in my heart, I stood tall.

  I made mistakes, I learned from them,

  My spirit, my courage, a blazing gem,