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We could be (a family)

People diein' on the streets. Bloody puddles at our feets. But we could be a family. We could be a whole. We could be together. But no one could be cold. If we could live on an island, no hate, no guns, no war. We'd look back and wonder, what was it all for? People diein' on the streets. Bloody puddles at our feets. Gangs, tempts, nudes, exempts. We sit at desk, eating or eaten. we laughed at or laughing. beating or bleedin'. We know the truth, but call it cruel. The cruel one is we, the blind fool. People diein' on the streets Bloody puddles at our feets. Who shot the most guns? Who then killed them all? Who didn't mind a casualty? Who could be responsible? "Not me!" we cry, "I'm a good soul." But even if we declined, can I be told where they go?
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deanna
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May 2, 2014
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No one WANTS to die. For someone to do it, there will be an opponent. A THREAT. That's what this poem is about.

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