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We Should Be Dead

September 9, 2010
By TheEdgar PLATINUM, Fayetteville, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
"If you are in need of forgetting something, make a note to remember it."

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We should be dead.
The child says,
Brutally bruised, burned, and buried.
We should be gone.
But still we stand at your feet
This life should be hopeless
Nonetheless we fight on.
We should be dead.
And you should be broken.

© Rebecca W., W. Hollywood, CA

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