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Speech


Everyone says speech is a freedom

They lie

Speech is laying in wait

Waiting for someone to disagree

Waiting for someone to fight

And waiting for someone to criticize you

You cannot speak without repercussions

You cannot speak without backlash

You cannot speak without arguments arising

You cannot speak without punishment

You are not free to say what you wish

And no one else is either

For we all lay in fear that someone will fight against us

That someone will not agree

And that we will be hurt 

No one has the freedom of speech

Not truly

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