The Latchkey

Sometimes I think I’m all alone
No one that really cares

Not Mom or Dad they work all day
They’ve little time to spare
They’ve got to work for food and clothes
And bills that they must pay

Sometimes I wish we’d leave this place
We’d all go far away
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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March 3, 2014 at 10:50 PM
The locket have pictures to share and the face of time states you will be grown one day and once this is prevalent, Mom and Dad has time to spare... Hugs... Verlena
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