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A Citizen Speaks

September 3, 2013
By TheIdealist SILVER, New York City, New York
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TheIdealist SILVER, New York City, New York
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"We all die. The goal is not to last forever. It's to create something that does."

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High taxes and spending and fees


And that dumb stop-and-frisk policy


As for the land I speak of


It ain’t that one up above


It’s the one that’s called ol’ NYC

© Breanna Lea B., Richmond, VA

The author's comments:
Just something I thought up. People need to see this place for what it really is.
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