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I Was Never a Child

Born 
with a slap..
both eyes
opened..
I 
could see..
what 
the world
outside..
had waiting
for me..

I 
was never
a child..
it's
no
mystery..

I
paid 
my dues..
walked
without shoes..
ate
from 
a can..
never
played
in
a band
nor
on the beach
in the sand..

I
wore
secondhand
clothes..
had
all
my fingers
and toes..
to carry..
the
heavy 
loads..

I
learned
to read..
and
was 
kept down
by a creed..
only
they..
could
succeed..

I
walked
alone..
had 
no
home..
no one
to trust..
nowhere
to belong..

This
is
my 
song..

I Was Never A Child



D.C. 03/12/16

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