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The Abyss

David Franks 1979 (Peterborough)

Free verse
Those famous words lessons must be learned uttered more often than wordsworth or yates.   The truth is they sound more like bates.       The people we should most trust show no care or want to help just a hush. They simply worry about rocking the boat as their only aim is to stay afloat. To not offend simply due to a fear over race. Oh what a disgrace.
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Submitted by Dfranks1508 on July 16, 2022

Modified on March 09, 2023

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Scheme A
Characters 354
Words 67
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 1
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  • Dougla$Irishman
    Dougla$Irishman
    Constructive criticism is hard to take for most people !
    We can learn from each other

    So sow a thought and reap a reward !
    LikeReply1 year ago

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