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Killers can Smell fear


Killers can smell fear I’m not just talking about animals Or people who kill in the physical I’m talking about people who kill in the mental as well People who kill dreams, aspirations, and goals People who take a life not with a sharp object But with a blunt object that you and I both like to call words It’s cruel, that a parent can tell a child they can do it It’s cruel that a teacher can give up in a class and yell screw it And its cue, that peer pressure in this world can allow mass media communications to tell school age boys and girls that all the cool kids are doing it I won’t let these haphazard acts jump and move within the confines of my mind I’m through with it Why is it that we as a society are integrated in the consumption of alcohol and partaking in recreational drugs? But we are segregated when it comes to spreading love The should be no mental killing with our words Let’s work on limiting our smell of fear Let’s not contribute to the pain and strife And in this world of killers we can contribute to giving life.
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