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I've been lied to, setup, used as damage control, taken advantage of. thrown through your ringer and drowned in your crocidile tears. But you never knocked me down. Your sins against me, I wear them as armor.

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Wed 10th Jun 2015 12:32

This is strong. Why not put these words into a 'poetic break structure'? They fall very naturally into such a form. The last thought is powerful in its truth. Check 'crocodile'.

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