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What My Aunt Taught Me

What My Aunt Taught Me By Curtis Johnson He did not have to be so mean to us; but he was He did not have to make us so afraid; but he did We apologized for our cow’s action; but he didn’t care It was the day our cow broke loose and got into his yard The cow did no harm, but the man’s attitude was odd I was 13 and well behaved, but staying cool was hard Daddy had passed away just a couple of months before Mama was sweet, and my aunt was never far from our door We retrieved the cow, and went home just down from the store My aunt taught me a great lesson on that troubling day It was a lesson about people, planted in my mind to stay It was about the good, the bad, the ugly; people are that way My aunt taught me that some people will never change They are angry and disturbed, and take it out on others So we have to make adjustments for them, and move on. 02082016 (PS;

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