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Promises are evil Mouths open awaiting To be filled with blood Sometimes bones Other times hope They make you sell Another man for nickels They make you Bury life to avenge the dead I despise them so For they demand too much Often bruising, often enslaving.
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Apr 6, 2021
Apr 6, 2021 at 4:40 PM UTC
KEEPING PROMISES
Inside our bodies we are Kings and queens On lofty thrones Steering life into submission like faithful subjects Inside our bodies we are the world Our words are currency And our actions glory that comes with it We fly, we drive, we swim—exploring eternity We crawl, we walk, we flow—becoming forever. Inside our bodies we are more than clay!
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Apr 5, 2021
Apr 5, 2021 at 10:18 AM UTC
INSIDE OUR BODIES