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1,2 Shhhhh...........

1 gunshot, a shell hit’s the ground 2 gunshots, a No one else is around Cries and screams cuz mah uncle just got shot down Aint no happy times no moe Might as well leave that up out the doe Me and mah sister cryin like sum lil babies Cuz our uncle wuz killed over a lady When i go tah 2 mah granny house, aint nothing but silence Cuz our family is broken apart because of violence These days, I’m not scared, I just fear fah mah life Juz wonderin if I could make it 2 be sum lucky man’s wife

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Date: 5/7/2016 3:36:00 AM
Kayla Davis, this is an awesome poem, thank you for sharing. *SKAT*
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Date: 5/2/2016 11:06:00 AM
Kayla, NICE!!! Awesomely Penned.... Always ~LINDA~
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Date: 8/26/2011 12:25:00 PM
This poem sounds almost like a movie. It is sad when young ones have experience a crime scene. Keep the pen flowing. God Bless Phyl
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