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The fenceless

Len Lewis 1943 (Port of Spain, Trinidad)



You're either ‘for' or ‘against';
If you know what I mean.
It is this side or that;
there's no ‘in-between'.
Try your best to be fenceless
make your best choice.
The fence is just
no place to mount;
if your opinion's voice
is ever going to count.
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Submitted on May 09, 2012

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
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