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In Cities world wide.123Please respect copyright.PENANABQAD3STNr9
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A Clockwork Orange,123Please respect copyright.PENANAsafoLUiQEX
Lord or the Flies, Brave New World,123Please respect copyright.PENANA47mKntaRWs
Nineteen Eighty Four.123Please respect copyright.PENANAasvzHOGhtD
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Animal Farm and,123Please respect copyright.PENANAnoYZP5zbpx
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And they will perdure,123Please respect copyright.PENANACeAnZs6vSK
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Indefensible.123Please respect copyright.PENANA8Q4simYAcP
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Who thrive when no consequences,123Please respect copyright.PENANAYJ9wGO8Us5
Attach to their crimes.123Please respect copyright.PENANAymlL4BOuQQ
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When crimes are excused,123Please respect copyright.PENANAjPzHltLA1Q
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Poverty, racism,123Please respect copyright.PENANAw9l8kaMae8
Broken homes, addiction, vice,123Please respect copyright.PENANA2S5S1eZBVe
Contribute to crime.123Please respect copyright.PENANASRntyGAJnX
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But crime's true root cause,123Please respect copyright.PENANAPgDSCiuDjv
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Moral compass lost,123Please respect copyright.PENANAohedypJpMz
Confident blind fools lead us,123Please respect copyright.PENANAMVz28nyQDM
On perdition's road.123Please respect copyright.PENANAlTyQdwdhpe
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When did we forget,123Please respect copyright.PENANA2hXm9LvUzb
That the road to hell is paved,123Please respect copyright.PENANAb9Mdp44nxH
With good intentions?123Please respect copyright.PENANAF5l0PtlTco
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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-lopez123Please respect copyright.PENANAnfLUwcX9sN
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On Crime
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