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Here Lies Jimmy Dean

Hey Jimmy, what is your story ? Was your death private or gory ? Why did you decide to die ? What was the pain & what was the lie ?. I see you were only twenty five When you chose to kill your life Where red dirt roads and wheat fields kiss You chose to show the world your fist. Your pain was greater than your assets And idealic life from country aspect Was Tottenham life not good enough ? That caused your end to be so rough ?. And though you lived in a prosperous state couldn’t you talk to your closest mate ? Your body here may still remain I hope it brings a positive change. While visiting family in Tottenham, Australia, and spending some time in the outback, I found a monument to a man who committed suicide in an idealic area where the cares of life seems kilometres away…

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