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Once

Upon a crime

there was a thief who stole

everything

that touched his hands

 

He stole his name from the lips of his mother

and his great from the hole in his chest

and then he stole away to an unmade bed

 

He stole his words

then his religion

then he took what he could from oblivion

 

while watching the cars pass the only

intersection in town

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Written by
anndersen-fremin
American
Published
Jun 29, 2014
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From the Green Book 2013-14

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