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You crooked detective In all your tricky endeavors You fed me lies And I fed into it I'd feed you knives If I could get away with it I'm fed up with feeding times I hope you find pain in my rhymes It's not so much about rhyming But impeccable timing In time you shall have Of me and solitude And you to be fed till you're full Of years you Greedily stole I'll never forget when you stole....... A glance at me in the back of the cruiser You hesitantly looking back I stole money You stole my time You stole a glance I stole a dance From my ex-wife at the casino Where we spent what we stole I started at convenience stores When I was only 12 years old Someone always go bold and told I count my losses and reluctantly fold I rehearse the robbery over and over Until the time for action had come And all the preparation was over I jumped over the counter And I'll niceties were over I needed the money Because I couldn't stand to be sober All eyes were on me O, widely bulging, O terrified eyes I wore a mask as an effective disguise So I wouldn't easily be identified They all would come to realize It was me in the interrogation room While they dished out their lies
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James Oberfeldt

Recently released prisoner for bank robberies. Self proclaimed Buddhist Christian. Singer,guitarist songwriter. Lives in rural new england. Father of one beautiful 21 year old daughter. Very close to brother sister and mother. 37 years old. Employed by demolition company which means I get to destroy stuff and get payed for it. Residing at a halfway house in Manchester, NH.

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SarahlynnOB
<p>You would think that he was an uncivilized monster who has no morals,integrity , not a kind bone in his body but he is the most beautiful person. He&#39;s extremely intelligent, wise beyond his years, compassionate and caring human being who I&#39;ve met in my life. He wasn&#39;t himself at the time of his crimes and he is only trying to do one thing that he is great at and that is poetry. Did everyone take Walt Whitman or Edgar Alan Poe seriously about their words? People grow from their mistakes and James actually has grown up since then. He feels remorse for his past actions and mistakes. It&#39;s almost been 10 years now since he did his crime and he is now a hardworking man who enjoys being loving 🥰 and caring and an amazing desire to help others and to be a civilized man who loves life. His poetry is so beautiful but you definitely would not know that unless you have actually read it all. 💜♾️💜♾️ If you harbor in your past you are not living for your future.&nbsp;</p>
TheOneWhoNeedsToBeHeard
<p>You stole MY time James. You stole MY thoughts. You stole MY comfort. Nobody stole anything from you, you did this all yourself and until you can admit that, you will never be able to be anything other than selfish. -Bank Teller<br />&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

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