I had this thought tonight,
How many lives must we have to get it right?
How many battles must we lose
How many wounds must we lick
How many hours must we waste
How many days must go by?
How many tears must fall
How many times must we lose it all
How many times must we try
How many will we fail
How many loves pass us by
How many lives must we survive, just to live?
Ink & Embers 
Wow this is as amazing as it is insightful and it makes you think thank you for sharing such a wonderful poem
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Thank you ☺️ it was a random thought that popped into my head and I rolled with it!
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Those make the best writing
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That … resonated. A lot. Thank you.
I suspect the answer is something like ‘quite a few more than most people believe’!
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It did with me as well, I’m glad I had the chance to write it out before I forgot it! But I agree, we live many lives before we “get it right”
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