Fiction comes alive,125Please respect copyright.PENANACasoioJodR
Dystopian visions thrive,125Please respect copyright.PENANAmZ78S1vssX
In Cities world wide.125Please respect copyright.PENANA3kp4LodHpv
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A Clockwork Orange,125Please respect copyright.PENANAwK4zMHb7c0
Lord or the Flies, Brave New World,125Please respect copyright.PENANA7tr0c9bopN
Nineteen Eighty Four.125Please respect copyright.PENANAt6Pe5BmTi7
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Animal Farm and,125Please respect copyright.PENANAmGm4E3M434
Fahrenheit Four Fifty One,125Please respect copyright.PENANA5tsDGVvOI7
All have come to pass.125Please respect copyright.PENANAzVHT1yuhGJ
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And they will perdure,125Please respect copyright.PENANAUR9ai7W3wh
If we defend what's clearly,125Please respect copyright.PENANAYiDyMITnG7
Indefensible.125Please respect copyright.PENANARysEwdnfLP
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Feed a hungry beast,125Please respect copyright.PENANATZdvJhMkAe
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And eat you alive.125Please respect copyright.PENANAqED7zqXCxu
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Likewise criminals,125Please respect copyright.PENANAWq3x60riyP
Who thrive when no consequences,125Please respect copyright.PENANAjOnSeBCtOc
Attach to their crimes.125Please respect copyright.PENANAOhaAMbx4j5
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When crimes are excused,125Please respect copyright.PENANAIgRg7nJEFk
And criminals deemed victims,125Please respect copyright.PENANAWBlNh5a4Vl
What should we expect?125Please respect copyright.PENANASmsjtGpR1S
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Poverty, racism,125Please respect copyright.PENANAGW8DofUGvQ
Broken homes, addiction, vice,125Please respect copyright.PENANAs2MBJb2bQh
Contribute to crime.125Please respect copyright.PENANAoJun8PKmEJ
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But crime's true root cause,125Please respect copyright.PENANA7Gj0e18i0x
Is immoral criminals,125Please respect copyright.PENANAXzDYqETSpC
And their enablers.125Please respect copyright.PENANAg2UrQp5Mng
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Moral compass lost,125Please respect copyright.PENANApFJJLDD0u8
Confident blind fools lead us,125Please respect copyright.PENANAFRWWWLFdab
On perdition's road.125Please respect copyright.PENANAh7FPlNuS6G
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When did we forget,125Please respect copyright.PENANADUyEogEDJQ
That the road to hell is paved,125Please respect copyright.PENANA0mBLmdXRCk
With good intentions?125Please respect copyright.PENANAOAE0eb2XED
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To hear me read this and other recent poem posts, you can visit my blog at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/victor-d-lopez125Please respect copyright.PENANA8Q4VccmZlw
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On Crime
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