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Can you guess my age?

By Cecilia M., 16, Jesse Jones High School, Houston, Texas, USA.

Can you guess my age?
I forgot long before I ever knew, but if only I knew now what I had known then,
Then maybe my waters would run clear again,
And maybe the fireflies would come back again
To light up my gardens, my parties.
And maybe I could wish the sky blue again,
The grasses green, the mountains tall.
If I could learn to listen, then I could finally be silent.
Can you guess my age?

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