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I know the blame and the shame,
like a dirty picked up dime
forgetting its once shiny place
and a instrument that paves
I'm now the fresh concrete,
you all walk over,
as teens scribble love graffiti,
and ripped of 4 leaf clovers
of innocents once believing....
Gets caught up in the cracks,
kids need to hop and skip over,
to avoid my dire of bad luck.

Make way for the catholic priests
Wolves ushering in all the children
don't slip in the rain on your back
as ignorance doesn't pick up the slack,
I hate the way you engraved our initials
Never ably with purple  petals.....

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Date: 8/21/2025 12:03:00 PM
Another powerful and gritty piece of writing, Ryan. Good stuff! :) john
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Date: 8/20/2025 4:42:00 PM
Engaging words that spoke to me: I know the blame and the shame, like a dirty picked up dime forgetting its once shiny place and a instrument that paves I'm now the fresh concrete, you all walk over, Love and appreciate your poetic voice. Wishing you a splendid evening, Sara
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