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I'm a Fool

June 16, 2010
By ThingOne SILVER, Maple Valley, Washington
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To do is to be- Aristotle
To be is to do- Socrates
Do be do be do- Sinatra

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What a fool I am
So naive, so wrong
In this strange, strange world
I imagined we were strong
I thought we were brave
Together, free and proud
But reality screams
Crisp, clear, and loud
What a fool I am
I believed all the lies
The teachers, the top guns
Pressed in our minds

© Nick C., Boca Raton, FL

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