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Tell Me Why

April 10, 2013
By Grace_Alderman GOLD, Ocala, Florida
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Tell me why you cheated, tell me why you left,

why you took those drugs.

You were charged with grand and petty theft.

You fell for their tricks, and turned yourself in.

Now you rot alone for six years.

So tell me why you cheated, tell me why you left.

© Gary C., Pequannock, NJ

The author's comments:
This is based on an event that happened in my life, all that was said is true.
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