Poetic Justice



some are rich
others are poor
some will stand
others will fall
the hardest truth
we all ignore
we always have to pretend
like did before
for we don't know
that which is right
to fight for
but whether rich or poor
we will all die after all

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Justice and equality

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Written on December 12, 2012

Submitted by NanaKofiNkrumahAcker on June 10, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Characters 238
Words 48
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 13

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  • Dougla$Irishman
    Those who are born once, die twice.
    Those who are born twice, die once !
    Savvy ?
    LikeReply 12 years ago

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