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Traditions and Decisions

January 6, 2011
By aliciamurphy BRONZE, Winfield, Illinois
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Pretty
little
lethal injections
hiding in the glove box,
those sickening SUVs.
Conceited grease spills
coming from the bowels of their
system
spreading hatred all over the road.

Black & white,
mom & apple pie:
hold onto our long time
traditions, decisions.

Send kids out for
Halloween, enchanted.
dressed up
as who they
really
wish to be.

Wash & wear Drew Barrymore,
spread thin with
child star ways.
Plugged & played her body ‘
with all the wrong
candy,
wasn’t right for her age.

Up & down, rough & ready,
driving off the cliff too soon.

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