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can you figure me out
                             r e a d b e t w e e n t h e l i n e s 

i am what you desire to be
                                       w e a r e a l i k e
 
you say you don'y like women

                                t h e n w h y d o y o u s t a r e a t t h e m

only sick people watch pornos

                                               y o u h a v e s e x

you're not that type of girl

                                      s o w h y a r e n ' t y o u a v i r g i n
 
you don't smoke cigerettes

                                                o n l y d r i n k 

ya cause one is better than the other

                                              a n d y o u ' r e d i f f e r e n t 

you never did drugs

                                                      o n l y s m o k e w e e d

see the only thing that separates you from me


                                          i k n o w w h o i a m / y o u r s t i l l i n d e n i a l

you say you don't have a specific religion

                                              y o u s u r e b l a m e G o d w h e n l i f e g e t s t o u g h

you do not swear

                               o n l y w h e n y o u r t e s t i f y i n g a g a n i s t m e 

see the pattern you cannot fool me

                                             m y n a m e i s b r a n d y y o u r s i s ......
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Williams Avatar
June 17, 2009 at 9:19 AM
Original way of delivering the truth Brandy
Fraser Avatar
June 13, 2009 at 3:15 PM
Clever write Brandy, so so different>>James
Chircop Avatar
June 13, 2009 at 2:31 PM
different and nice--i love this style and even more rthe message--charma
Higgins Avatar
June 13, 2009 at 2:00 PM
Some people are living a lie...well done with this creative piece.
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