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First it was dark - pitch black But we knew no fear - just warmth Twas a brief 9 months Eviction through the vertical horizon put an end to it ; When they cut the cord they made me poor Breast milk was always a compromise, Formula the equivalent of baby shots and I was weaned from even that. Dry bread, that's all our lives are and always will be. We go from choking on silver spoons to eating daddy's fists because he was born poor. The best sleep has no dream - only gentle beats break the ambient silence. Why do I wake up everyday on an empty stomach? Why beg or banter : none living have your placenta And now Neither do you Dry bread dry bread, each day eroding by a crumb We smile through gritted teeth - Next to you we're all just filthy bums
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Nov 12, 2015
Nov 12, 2015 at 11:41 AM UTC
Placenta
First it was dark - pitch black But we knew no fear - just warmth Twas a brief 9 months Eviction through the vertical horizon put an end to it ; When they cut the cord they made me poor Breast milk was always a compromise, Formula the equivalent of baby shots and I was weaned from even that. Dry bread, that's all our lives are and always will be. We go from choking on silver spoons to eating daddy's fists because he was born poor. The best sleep has no dream - only gentle beats break the ambient silence. Why do I wake up everyday on an empty stomach? Why beg or banter : none living have your placenta And now Neither do you Dry bread dry bread, each day eroding by a crumb We smile through gritted teeth - Next to you we're all just filthy bums
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kingdom-mbuso-khoza
Nov 12, 2015
Nov 12, 2015 at 11:41 AM UTC
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