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Staring Fear in the Face


people say we fear others
but i say we fear each other
we are afraid to be diffrent we are afriad of being the same


some of us run the distance
others run away
you just run away

those who stay and fight
are almost always blown away


we fear each others ideas and  beliefs
only cause they do the same

we critize others because we just do

we all come from different backgrounds
kids from the hood
gang hanger
The smart kids who just want out
and those who change the world

at one time or another
all families have problems
all things can be changed for the better

never let some one tell you can't
you always can

there is only one way to break fear
let fear, fear itself 

people see the rich and think they are tyrants

no matter what type of life you have
you will always have better
you will always go far

we make fun of the ones that don't fit in
the geek
the slow
the fat
the goth
that is just like us

no heart
no life
no truth
no honesty
but always fearful

no love
we build up walls
only to run into them
never to care for those who are around you

one day when we are grown
there will be no fear
we will stand up and
stare fear in the face and say
i'm not a fraid anymore
there is no more fear

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