In the Presence of the Innocent

If I tell you that you can’t do a thing
in the presence of the innocent,
and you rail and squirm
    They won’t let us do a thing;
    we won’t stand for it!
didn’t you just confirm
that the reason you do a thing
is to do it
in the presence of the innocent?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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