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I don’t remember why, but the boy who lived in the house we gathered in front of Got his BB gun from the garage, took aim, and shot me in the arm. We were friends. I think it surprised us both. Original Poem BB Gun: A Poem in Three Parts Excerpt submitted 11/14/21

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Date: 11/14/2021 11:15:00 AM
Luckily, you learnt to duck? That is the irritating thing about guns, i.e., they tend to shoot where they are aimed! Instead of gunpowder, we need weapons that exchange carbon dioxide for fresh air . . . . .
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