You said you were self-reliant,
Like a bird ever meant to be free.
You vowed to be always defiant
And never bow to uncertainty.
Each day you went with the feeling
Working 24/7 you could avoid strife.
But the greatest risk is to risk nothing,
And end up with a less fulfilled life.
I too stayed a course that could not stay
And held a conviction too set in stone.
I dreamed a dream that faded away,
And the life I lived left me alone.
I kept trying to convince you
Of my sincerity about what might be.
If you could leap, I would be true.
Only through risk can one be really free.
Happy we didn’t follow our fears
And keep things only our own way,
We can now enjoy the coming years
Because we joined one auspicious day.
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