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I Am Chris

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By Atomic HistorianPublished 7 months ago 1 min read
I Am Chris
Photo by João Pedro Salles on Unsplash

It’s funny how the script has flipped

Younger me would say I’m whipped

And maybe I am

Or just exhausted

But now I see it

You have to get over yourself to grow

To get old

It’s funny I didn’t understand it then

And now I’m Chris

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Atomic Historian

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  • Antoni De'Leon7 months ago

    deep thoughts,,,life his us, hit right back. no whipping nec.

  • Nope, I'm just whipped (though I am feeling kind of "Randy").

  • Mother Combs7 months ago

    Well, hello, Chris.

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