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A Mile In My Shoes

ALONE IN THIS HOUSE QUIET AS A MOUSE WONDERING WHEN IT'LL BE MY TURN NOTHINGS FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE POOR THE PRICE I PAID THE WOMEN YOU LAID ONLY IF SHE HAD STAYED ID SLAY A DRAGON WITH JUST ONE STONE WENT FROM BIRTH TO FULLY GROWN HE OWNS HIS WIFE A BORROWED LIFE MOTIVE OR EXCUSE ITS RATHER TRIFE WIPE THOSE TEARS NO ONE CARES THE WHOLE WORLDS SCREAMING THIS ISNT FAIR FACT OR FICTION WHITE BOYS LYNCHING EVERYONE WISHING UPON A STAR THINKING THEIR DREAMS ARE WAY TOO FAR THE CHOICE IS HARD ITS A WILD CARD BURNED LEFT SCARED RUINED AND CHARRED THEY HIJACKED FOUR PLANES AND KILLED FOR FAME HARDLEY INSANE JUST A COURT ROOM GAME FORGOT MY OWN NAME EASY TO TAME IGNITE THE FLAME AND DELIGATE THE BLAME MY PICTURES HUNG WITH A TACK NOT WORTHY OF A PLAQUE BUILT AND STACKED BAGS ALWAYS PACKED STREETS ARE MY HOME ALONE I ROME PAY THE TOLL RACE THE COPS IT NEVER STOPS LOOKING FOR LOVE IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES CONFUSING FACES HIGH SPEED CHASES LEFT OVER FOOD WHATS UP DUDE CONSIDERED RUDE VORN WITH AN ATTITUDE PICKING UP STRAGGLERS IN A BAR FRONTING IN A RENTAL CAR STANDING MY GROUN PAUSE REWOUND USED TO BE FUN WHEN I WAS YOUNG AND DUMB YOU THINK YOU WON IT'LL NEVER BE DONE COME ON SON YOU HIDE BEHIND A WATER GUN THIS IS NOTHING MORE THAN NONE WANTA BUN BUN

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Date: 5/27/2009 8:50:00 AM
Good write here sister! The poem for my dad not flattering he abused me and told me I was worth nothing.....I'm sorry you got the wrong moral out if it. -( Ur brother
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Date: 5/27/2009 7:58:00 AM
Hi Brandy... really like the short hard punchy style... street written... great work
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