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Dear Rupert

by @Edward-Coles

I do not agree that there is a ‘forever England’. How could I, when I can’t even recognise my face? For all of the innocence that died in a decade, For the concrete and car parks Built over my childhood's place.
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Edward-Coles
26 / M / English
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Written by
Edward-Coles
26 / M / English
Published
Apr 29, 2014
Time
1m
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A response to Rupert Brooke -  a hero of mine.

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#warwickshire#rupertbrooke#rugby
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