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Sinister

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Gordon Manhatten

How much money does it cost,

To buy a child a good home,

How many pills does it take,

To cure society's rage,

How many lives will be lost,

Just to keep the police at bay,

This eternal fire,

Burns as time ticks away.

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Loss Madness Social Awareness Society
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Speculative
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Valerie Lynn

Powerful write!! Scary to think about... 5*s

Val ♥️

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Valerie Lynn's pictureValerie Lynn10010 years ago

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