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APETEEN SEVENTY NINE I don't care if it doesn't matter to you but it means a whole fuc**ng lot to me you want to treat old black Jim as if he's a gorilla in a zoo while I want to set the human being free his grandfather spent years picking cotton in the field- for a pittance as payment and a beating if he was late- his grandfather ended up with scars that never healed- and they aren't from a whip but rather from hate- that cotton went to make debutantes look pretty on New Year's eve with crinoline, ribbons and a tall dark and handsome beau while Jim's grandpa was freezing in a cabin he was never allowed to leave and the same went for Jim's black buddies Bill, John and Joe they worked their fingers to the bone for payment in bread and a bit of rum while Debbie the debutante looked lovely in her pink and purple gown Jim, Bill, John and Joe tilled the soil all day long while crawling for a crumb and if either of the four defied the master they were kicked and knocked deletiously down I know this all took place a life time ago and that's the reason I have such hostility toward you long gone are Debbie the debutante and her beau but I will not allow you to keep old black Jim behind bars in a zoo © 2012.....PHREEPOETREE ~free cee!~

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