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All talk


We all talk

so valiantly

whether of 

the past

the present

the future

 

we all talk

of something

that we should be proud of 

and that we are proud of 

but are we too proud

 

fishing for excuses 

at every possible moment

im sorry

but i could care 

less

what your excuse is

 

because the journey 

is yours

what is shared

is the result

 

youre right

we are humans

and we have humanity

but this does not mean

SYMPATHY

 

they have no letters in common

SYMPATHY and HUMANITY

what about

the A and the T and the H and the Y

do they not count?

the African-Americans, the Traditionals, the Hispanics, and the Yellows

are they not people

 

no they aren't

they're slaves, they're communists and facists, they're rapists, they're aliens

aliens?

yeah, we aren't here

to take your job

just here

to abduct you

to somewhere 

far

fa

f

a

aw

awa

away

 

somewhere that i wish i could go one day

and escape

all the 

excuses that you give 

because i could care less

what you say

as long

as I have an excuse

to get 

away

awa

aw

a

 

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