Authentic Germ

I started out small

As small as a germ

In a glass

Half full

But half empty

I made my way from cup to air

From death to life

Only to find that the world

Will hold you back

If it knows where you come from

So continue to grow

In a world new

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To live to be 116

How could you describe

What that means

Secrets owned and guarded

Good life lived

The strong hearted

No poem could do justice

To how much this

Human has witnessed

But here is to you

May you live to be

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