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Say Not "What If"

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Risk is part of every deed.
But we are driven to succeed
Even if we have to bleed.
Glory is such a primal need.

Cars are chariots, metal steeds.
They blur by at awesome speeds.
Four lanes never seemed so vast
When confronting things that move so fast.

Can you get to the other side?
Or is the gap just too wide?
That’s what you must now decide.
Challenge them, or run and hide.
Life is such an unknown ride.
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