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July 21, 2024
By CentralParker12 BRONZE, Westerly, Rhode Island
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DTRT (do the right thing) - My mom

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Everything starts with a “what if”,                 every second of joy, every moment of bliss.     But alas the peace will come with the pain,    that gets out to a halt with your ever-lasting vain.                                                          They will stomp and yank your dreams to the ground, molding like clay into the growing mound.                                                         So son, hide your dreams from the growing light, for without protection the whole world can take a bite.

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I wrote this peace mainly to express what could happen to someone’s thought/dreams if others get a hold on them.

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