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Random Poem:

Little boy blue
DeeNyse33

If you have never heard the story of little boy blue
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Please take a seat and I will explain it to you
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You see little boy blue had a name at one point and time
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But through the days week’s months and years it seems to have slipped our minds
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You see not many cared about little boy blue, not because of anything he’s done
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He has never known a real life of playing going out and having fun
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Little boy blue lead a different life though many may no comprehend
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But he would try to mimic the lives of others he said he could always pretend
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Little boy blue what happen to you, you feel down the steps today
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And the bruises on your arm the steps did the harm are you sure that your ok
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He smiled and nodded and said he’d be ok
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Then whisper that he had played dangerously that day
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I smiled back and said be careful from this point on
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He looked at me face full of glee and said he word was sworn
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Little boy blue what happen to you how did you get that burn?
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Looking at me frightfully and said it was none of my concern
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Perhaps he needed space so I didn’t say another word
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And when you described a painting that he had drawn he said he wished to be free as the bird
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Little boy blue what ever do you mean please explain to me
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He left the room as depressed as he had come and uttered just let me be
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Little boy blue what happen to you why are you all covered up
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And what is that wait come closer on your face is that make-up
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Little boy blue who did this to you, you can tell me I’m your friend
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Looking at me he just said leave me alone all I want is to pretend
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Little boy blue what happen to you I have not seen you in so long
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You have not come to see me I hope nothing is wrong
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Little boy blue what happen to you last night you were in my dreams
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And even as I awoke in my head I could still hear your screams
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Little boy blue what happen to you I finally heard when you cried
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But I was much too late for little boy blue you see little boy blue had died
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And that’s the story of little boy blue and I only left out one fact
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In my dream he said he never told me because he wanted to make an impact
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I’ve had this dream time and time again and he uses this as an excuse
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He told I am to write it down to help stop child abuse.
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