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Silence

Be quiet, be quiet kids We don’t want to make daddy mad We know how gets, he hits me Then we are all sad Sometimes he hits you guys too And there is nothing I can do He has threatened to kill us all If we leave if I try to protect you Be quiet kids, do what he says But wait what did you tell your teacher He touched you where? Bad enough he hits us but he didn’t have to go there Break the silence kids, don’t protect him I’m leaving for a while and you’ll stay with granny I said stay silent when he hit you guys but now he’s upped the ante Thank you kids for calling the cops Before I had a chance to commit a crime And I promise you next guy I get will be good If not speak up no more silence not next time.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018




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