Foretold

"I have seen prophesy come true
just as it had been foretold,
and prophecy has told me
that I will kill you cold,"
but he killed me first
with his very first blow,
and then he said to me,
prior to my being deceased,
"Don't believe everything that you are foretold."
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Collins Avatar
June 21, 2012 at 8:58 AM
gotta love "prior to my being deceased.
Britt Avatar
June 20, 2012 at 4:18 PM
LESSON LEARNED! We get caught up sometimes, though <3
Ruebel Avatar
June 20, 2012 at 3:48 PM
Hello Billy, HAAAAAAAAA your writing no matter funny or serious just grabs me. I love this one...... As Always, Shar
Fox Avatar
June 20, 2012 at 3:33 PM
I don't mind be being killed in hot blood ! But cold No !
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