When we are under the influence of our addictions, their hold on us may seem to have supernatural force. We may give up on life and throw ourselves into self-destructive behaviors with reckless abandon. Others may also give up on us. They may... – by Robert Catron | 6 Views added 6 days ago
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When we are caught up in addictions, it's common for us to deny the truth about our situation with grandiose thinking. We may believe that we're above it all, a god unto ourselves, accountable to no one.
In his day, Nebuchadnezzar, king of... – by Robert Catron | 6 Views added 28 days ago
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One thing that may make it hard to believe in God is that life often seems unfair to us. We didn't ask to be born into a dysfunctional family! We didn't have any say over the abuses and injustices we have suffered! We didn't choose our... – by Robert Catron | 5 Views added 1 month ago
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Nobody cares how much you know till they know how much you care,
Have you ever given someone your heart - only to find out - for you they're not there?
I know I've felt alone - we've all been there a time or two,
Yet - we still love them - have... – by Robert Catron | 49 Views added 1 month ago
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We may be afraid to admit that we are powerless and that our lives are unmanageable. If we admit that we are powerless, won't we be tempted to give up completely in the struggle against our addictions? It doesn't seem to make sense that we can... – by Robert Catron | 7 Views added 1 month ago
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Dear Lord, thank you for being a trustworthy God. Help me to always remember that you made no mistake when you created me the way you did. Give me contentment and gratitude for the person you made me to be. In Jesus’ name,... – by Robert Catron | 12 Views added 2 months ago
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There are important moments in life that can change our destiny. These are often times when we are confronted with how powerless we are over the events of our lives. These moments can either destroy us or forever set the course of our lives in a... – by Robert Catron | 215 Views added 2 months ago
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For many of us in recovery, memories of childhood are full of the terrors associated with being powerless. If we were raised in a family that was out of control, where we were neglected, abused, or exposed to domestic violence and dysfunctional... – by Robert Catron | 4 Views added 2 months ago
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There are times when we are so confused and overwhelmed by the pain in our lives that we wish we could die. No matter what we do, we are powerless to change things for the better. The weight of the pain and sadness seems too heavy to bear. We can't... – by Robert Catron | 7 Views added 2 months ago
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It can be very humiliating to admit that we are powerlessness, especially if we are used to being in control. We may be powerful in some areas of our lives, but out of control in terms of our addictive/compulsive behaviors. If we refuse to admit... – by Robert Catron | 9 Views added 2 months ago
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When we refuse to admit our powerlessness we are only deceiving ourselves. The lies we tell ourselves and others are familiar: "I can stop any time I want to." "I'm in control; this one won't hurt anything." And all the while, we are inching closer... – by Robert Catron | 6 Views added 2 months ago
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Sometimes we are powerless because of our situations in life. We may be in a situation where other people have power over us. We may feel that we are trapped by the demands of others and that there's no way to please them all. It's a double blind:... – by Robert Catron | 4 Views added 2 months ago
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I have recently shared many of my words of rhyme here on Poetry.com,
They've told you of my testimony - and some even told you of my Mom.
As you've read - I was abused as a child - and even later as a grown man,
The Lord has helped me to share my... – by Robert Catron | 0 Views added 2 months ago
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I have recently shared many of my words of rhyme here on Poetry.com,
They've told you of my testimony - and some even told you of my Mom.
As you've read - I was abused as a child - and even later as a grown man,
The Lord has helped me to share my... – by Robert Catron | 63 Views added 4 months ago
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It's hard to understand how the pain inside can be so intense,
You think of how I used to live my life - I had no sense.
I was arrested today in a California desert through much strife,
You see - I had been on the run from an out of control life.... – by Robert Catron | 187 Views added 4 months ago
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A door inside me was recently opened for which I had no key,
Artistic expression has been unlocked - as you can now see.
All these feelings are being rejuvenated - now flowing like a stream,
It's much easier for words to be written now that I... – by Robert Catron | 21 Views added 4 months ago
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It's been so long since I put words into rhyme,
I had lost the will and didn't have the time.
I was badly deceived by a friend and completely lost my way,
There was only time for pain and hurt - no time for play.
To say I went through hell is... – by Robert Catron | 10 Views added 4 months ago
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This is the story of my daughter, Christine, and myself,
She has a nickname that she calls herself - it's a kind of elf.
Our relationship has been tough even from the start,
Many different situations lead up to this and it breaks my heart.
Thru... – by Robert Catron | 31 Views added 4 months ago
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Some days are good, some days are bad,
Wish I could feel all the love I've had.
Sometimes it's hard to see thru the pain,
All of the memories they still remain.
Life seems cold much like a clone,
At times all I feel is simply alone.
Gave all... – by Robert Catron | 70 Views added 4 months ago
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To say that I've had a rough couple of years would be an understatement,
My health has completely turned on me just to give you a hint.
First I kept collapsing not really knowing even when or why?
Found out it was my testosterone, two pumps daily... – by Robert Catron | 32 Views added 4 months ago
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Tis the season to be jolly,
Little boys wish for a puppy Collie.
Then there are little girls,
Who wish for dolls with lots of curls.
Next is Mom with the Holiday cheer,
Who hopes all of the family can make it here.
Now comes Dad with all the... – by Robert Catron | 164 Views added 4 months ago
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It's times like these that are hard on us all,
With all of the wars in the middle east - Could our loved ones get the call?
September eleventh will live on in our hearts and minds forever,
Osama Bin Laden thought he was being so clever.
The pain... – by Robert Catron | 2 Views added 4 months ago
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Have you ever wondered what a deaf person can hear,
Could we handle life if our hearing would just disappear.
Would we still like music - the movies - or cars,
Would we still have high hopes & reach for the stars.
Deaf peoples' spirits always... – by Robert Catron | 3 Views added 4 months ago
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Have you ever tried to get someone to stop drinking,
Then wondered - what was I thinking?
I can tell you I've been there - that's hard to say,
Eleven years ago I buried my mom from the bottles way.
I watered it down - I poured it out - I tried... – by Robert Catron | 7 Views added 4 months ago
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I've heard people say real love is hard to find,
Some even try to say that love can even make you blind.
There are those who say they'll never love again,
For their hearts have hardened - their inner walls are closing in.
You have the people who... – by Robert Catron | 39 Views added 4 months ago
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I come to you tonight with some words that I rhyme,
Sometimes these thoughts just come to me without much time.
At times these thoughts they seem to weigh heavy on my heart,
Like a mountain of large rocks just trying to tear me apart.
Other... – by Robert Catron | 4 Views added 4 months ago
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I believe in the Lord very strongly - He's the guide in my life,
He's helped me thru so much during my journey - He's even helped my wife.
There's still a lot I don't understand about the Lord's way,
So I reach out to the Lord thru prayer and try... – by Robert Catron | 18 Views added 4 months ago
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I've come to know the truth of a lie,
They hurt all of our feelings and they make us cry.
I don't understand why they were ever started at all,
Did someone say they were needed--who made that call?
Why can't we just open our hearts and tell it... – by Robert Catron | 5 Views added 4 months ago
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I come before you from my heart with a prayer,
For I know you are here for me and that you care.
My life is filled with sorrow instead of joy,
I've played off my whole life as if it were a toy.
I know you're out there every night and day,
I... – by Robert Catron | 63 Views added 4 months ago
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I've a couple of times seen that love can't be true,
It can be so strong it'll make you black and blue.
When will we as people ever begin to learn,
We sit back and watch it happen with little to no concern?
It could be a friend or even a family... – by Robert Catron | 24 Views added 4 months ago
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It's so hard to understand this world in which we all live,
Why bad things happen to God fearing people even with all they give.
You can see the devil's evil no matter which direction you look,
He went too far this time - an innocent young life... – by Robert Catron | 16 Views added 4 months ago
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He sat one day and thought - now looking back on his life,
Many years ago as a young child - he had already chosen his wife.
They met up every summer and played on her farm all day in the sun,
Never meaning any harm to anyone - they were just... – by Robert Catron | 2 Views added 4 months ago
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The Lord is my Shepherd in Him I believe,
Just ask for His strength and you will receive.
The Lord will watch over you and protect you from harm,
He will lead you thru life's challenges holding on to your arm.
In times of trouble you may think... – by Robert Catron | 31 Views added 4 months ago
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I know I have spoken of my father in some of the poems you read already,
But there's another story I need to tell and that's how he was mentally not steady.
My father was diagnosed when I was later in my teens with the following list of issues,
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This is a story of a man who loves the Lord,
He lived his life with his heart on his sleeve - like a double edged sword.
He gave all of his heart to everything that he did,
But he never let go of living in his mind like a little kid.
He always... – by Robert Catron | 1 View added 4 months ago
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If you've ever been tempted I know you'll understand,
How temptation can overwhelm you with it's huge demand.
It starts in the heart & then goes to the mind,
You've got to get it under control - someway you'll find.
You know it's lust that's... – by Robert Catron | 37 Views added 4 months ago
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Some days are diamonds - Some days are old,
Some days are so hard - it makes a shoulder cold.
You wake up in the morning with spirits held high,
By the end of the day you may ask yourself why?
They say life is too short to live it being unhappy,... – by Robert Catron | 1 View added 4 months ago
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Have you ever felt like you were second best,
Like your just not as good as all of the rest?
You don't have the looks or enough money,
No one to hold you or call you Honey.
You give them your heart full of joy,
They just treat you like an... – by Robert Catron | 3 Views added 4 months ago
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We go thru our lives-living like we're all that mattered,
Never looking back at the people whose feelings we shattered.
We take love for granted like they'll always be there,
They leave us behind-and we ask-don't you care?
We'll take everything... – by Robert Catron | 62 Views added 4 months ago
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It's hard to understand the reality of the heart,
You see, love can blind you right from the start.
You can be friends or lovers it really doesn't matter,
When your heart's been broken - it's your dreams that shatter.
We've all been hurt before... – by Robert Catron | 17 Views added 4 months ago
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Real friends are someone that you've known for awhile,
They don't keep track of your mistakes and put them in a file.
They don't ever judge you for the times when you've done wrong,
For they've wrote a few words in their own mistakes song.
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When you're looking for love it's hard to believe,
The love you give out you seldom receive.
There's a heart broken on every street,
It seems that's the only people you can meet.
After you've been hurt and your heart is broken,
You think about... – by Robert Catron | 2 Views added 4 months ago
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There is a very great need in the world today,
We must all wake up and give of ourselves in every way.
There is always someone that each of us know,
That needs our help in someway, shape, or form-so let it show.
Yes, we are all facing our own... – by Robert Catron | 1 View added 4 months ago
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In the back of my mind this story starts around the young age of four,
My father was left in charge of me - even what he did behind a closed door.
He would wait till my mother left or went to bed and then he would enter our room,
Naturally I was... – by Robert Catron | 5 Views added 4 months ago
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Nobody cares how much you know till they know how much you care,
Have you ever given someone your heart - only to find out - for you they're not there?
I know I've felt alone - we've all been there a time or two,
Yet - we still love them - have... – by Robert Catron | 278 Views added 4 months ago
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How can someone honestly say there's no Heaven up above,
If you've ever been held in someone's arms - then you've felt His love.
We go thru our lives taking and getting everything that we can,
Yet we seldom ever take time to give thanks to God -... – by Robert Catron | 1 View added 4 months ago
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Every since I first met you I have never turned you away,
I have been there for you both night and day.
I would do anything for you and you know that is true,
I will never stop trying to be there for you.
I have loved you with all of the love in... – by Robert Catron | 1 View added 4 months ago
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Have you ever looked in the mirror and wondered what people see,
I really must confess to you - this has happened to me.
Do they see my heart - even as big as I'm told it is,
Or do they see me clearer after a drink of a slow gin fizz?
Can they... – by Robert Catron | 78 Views added 4 months ago
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Marriage is a vow that two people share,
It starts out with friendship - tender love - and care.
It's learning to give - when to take - and not to lie,
It's being there for them when they need a shoulder onto cry.
It's admitting when you're... – by Robert Catron | 107 Views added 4 months ago
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Have you ever had the feeling like you were lost,
And the price for advice was your sanity it cost.
Seems your back is always up against the wall,
Like you're on the front line of a war with no help to call.
It makes you wonder - is life just to... – by Robert Catron | 41 Views added 4 months ago
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This is a life that is unlike any other,
On the streets - you have no real friends or a mother.
Kids think it's great to be out all night on the street,
Until they end up raped, hooked on drugs, or shot to death on the concrete.
Kids find it... – by Robert Catron | 31 Views added 4 months ago
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They say all is fair in love and war,
If that's true there's no need to keep score.
Ever disagree on who's wrong or who's right,
Let's just get along and put an end to the fight.
Let's just talk - work it all out right there,
We'd have more... – by Robert Catron | 42 Views added 4 months ago
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Looks fade away - personality is forever,
To understand this you don't have to be clever.
Yet this world is built on what we see,
It must be true we're as blind as can be.
This world is so shallow, yes it's true,
Love is in the heart - don't we... – by Robert Catron | 15 Views added 4 months ago
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I'm not really sure why my family and friends seemed to have disappeared,
At first I thought it was because I've moved to a new home, and new life, but that would be weird.
Weeks and months go by and from most of them, I seldom ever get a text or... – by Robert Catron | 60 Views added 4 months ago
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I wish I could find some inner peace today,
A place for comfort where the pain goes away.
My mind just races both day and at night,
I've tried to relax but I'm losing this fight.
My life is out of control more everyday,
I pray to God - what... – by Robert Catron | 13 Views added 4 months ago
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In troubled times what's a man to do,
When your energy level is drained and your mind hasn't a clue.
You turn to your friends for help but they're all gone,
See when the money runs out - without you - they'll carry on.
So you strive at your job... – by Robert Catron | 42 Views added 4 months ago
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Soon it will be the coming of the new year,
You look back on your life and the memories are clear.
You look at your life and decide some things need to change,
You look to the Lord and ask Him to start to rearrange.
You wonder what to keep and... – by Robert Catron | 41 Views added 4 months ago
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In a world filled with trouble where should I begin,
It all seems out of control - this world full of sin.
Every time you turn on the news the message is so clear,
We all need to get on our knees and pray for the end is drawing near.
The... – by Robert Catron | 15 Views added 4 months ago
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They say growing up is very hard to do,
Most of us don't know where to start or if we'll ever be thru.
We start out as children learning all that we can,
In hopes that someday we'll grow up as a mature woman or mature man.
We all start out with... – by Robert Catron | 45 Views added 4 months ago
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Your family should always come first in your life,
Your parents, relatives, children, and your wife.
They are the people who mean the most to you,
They always give you the best advice on what to do.
Families are great for Holidays filled with... – by Robert Catron | 1 View added 4 months ago
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Sometimes when you're in love - things just don't go right,
You've done nothing wrong yet you end up in a fight.
You try to make them happy but at times you fall short,
You won't give up and you don't want to be on Divorce Court.
You love them... – by Robert Catron | 20 Views added 4 months ago
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Recently my life went thru a drastic change,
I left a wife I'd been with for over 13 years.
Was it hard - well sure - I've cried my river of tears.
I gave it my all and did my best to play my part,
But as the years went by we just simply grew... – by Robert Catron | 2 Views added 4 months ago
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It seems that with the beginning of each day,
We're faced with many choices - some easy - some hard in a way.
Of course with each choice there are two paths you can go,
Which one is right for you - only God will know.
One is the wrong one and... – by Robert Catron | 17 Views added 4 months ago
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Money can't buy love, but it can buy lust,
Our wallets or hearts, which can we trust?
Is happiness for sale in the world today,
Or is it just a game that people play?
They buy your love with fights so nice,
But it's our hearts that pay the big... – by Robert Catron | 385 Views added 4 months ago
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Have you ever wondered why we often hurt other people,
Then find ourselves on Sunday underneath a church steeple?
We go thru our daily lives living them like we're all that matter,
Never really looking back at all the people we walked over or... – by Robert Catron | 53 Views added 4 months ago
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I don't understand what's wrong with me,
No one wants to be my friend-am I broken-maybe?
I'd give anything to feel loved inside,
Can't anyone hear all of the tears I've cried?
I used to be the one everyone wanted around,
But now I feel like the... – by Robert Catron | 33 Views added 4 months ago
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I've been living my life as a victim since I was three years old,
It was always my fault no matter what - I was always told.
I should be a better child, listen more and try to do it right,
Sad thing is no matter how hard I tried - it never... – by Robert Catron | 47 Views added 4 months ago
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What she means to me-words are hard to find,
Her heart is so big-she is truly one of a kind.
Her smile is as bright as the Northern Star above,
To be held in her arms is to really feel her love.
Her hair is as flowing as the most beautiful... – by Robert Catron | 8 Views added 4 months ago
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Here we are the one year anniversary of that horrible day,
When America was changed forever - in a very public way.
As we set and remember the lives that were lost,
And try to understand all of the pain and what it cost.
So many were so brave as... – by Robert Catron | 28 Views added 4 months ago
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There are angels among us yet some people don't believe,
Sometimes you don't have to look and you still receive.
They could be at your work - your house - or in your car,
They just might surprise you one day and show up at your local bar.
Have... – by Robert Catron | 42 Views added 4 months ago
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Love doesn't hit you even in a fight,
No matter what they say it isn't right.
Never hit to love, it's just plain cruel
Love with your heart, it's the Golden Rule.
Oh, they say they're sorry, I say not,
They'll hit you again in the very same... – by Robert Catron | 6 Views added 4 months ago
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The day was a Sunday and all thru the church,
All of the Christians were out looking for lost souls to search.
For the Lord has a mission for us all to begin,
We must try to save as many as possible from this world of sin.
You see the devil has... – by Robert Catron | 35 Views added 4 months ago
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Dear Heavenly Father I come to you today,
In hopes that You will hear my prayer in this way.
I come to You thru poetry with hopes You will hear,
Please forgive me of my sins and know that I'm sincere!
I know that Jesus paid my debt on the cross,... – by Robert Catron | 20 Views added 4 months ago
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Have you ever noticed that life can get you down,
You give it all that you have but you can't seem to turn your frown around?
I've lived many lives in my short time here on this earth,
And I've made many mistakes every since the day of my birth.
... – by Robert Catron | 36 Views added 4 months ago
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