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Eliminate The Waste


Hard as we may try

they can't be stopped

refuse to accept help

ignore the words of the wise

 

To make peace

we must give them what they want

allow for easy access

because those who would do it

illegally

will be the first in line when there's

no penalty

 

Why discard valuable seconds on those

wasting their lives away

when others are in need

 

Why give them the satisfaction

of getting away with the crime 

 

Drugs

Easy to obtain if you want them

Simple to ignore if you don't 

 

 

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