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Sad is the man who asks for honey And you will not work a day for your hunger Your hands are smooth as sheet rock such shame Not willing to dance with the preacher’s daughter The man rubs his chin only to scheme A father that would ultimately abandon his own family As his son or daughter will plead, don’t go! His wife in tears. He continues to laugh with others Saying my life is reclaimed But you’re old, you’re weak asking for change Your looks faded, your heart disintegrated, making love to your tonic and gin You scream for help, the world around you abandons you with silence However, somehow grace of the G-d grants one wish You ask to be sat in front of the world’s greatest for counsel [Wish granted] – such a break for a man who broke too many hearts An earth shattering moment for someone crooked A smile on his face, whiskey on his breath, he sits before the greatest A little boy and girl with mature voices say Dad is that you? ……………………………….
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Jresch

I attend a state university college in New York. My ultimate goal is: 1.) receive my A.A. for liberal arts; B.S. Psychology; M.A. Psychology; Ph.D Child Psychology, 2.) I also wish study abroad in Israel to study the heritage and language. 3.) In addition, to (hopefully :] ) one day go to Harvard; Yale or NYU for my graduate school. I am in a fraternity, and no -- I am not one of those drunk waste cases; I am a real genuine guy who wants to live life. Like many, I do not come from wealth but I wish I did so I could complete my studies in many situations.

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