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Absent

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By Sam Mosley Published 3 years ago 1 min read
New Cumberland Elementary School in New Cumberland, Ohio (Photographed by: Sam Mosley)

Pretty sure that I can

They took attendance, I was missing

What it takes to be a man

You shut your mouth and just listen

I don't really mind, look at all the waste

Everything is different even though it's all the same

Stuck between a rock and a very hard place

I'm never on time just expect me to be late

Expect me to be late

They say the apple falls from the tree

Judge your character by distance

Clearly it was enough for me

Well, people talk then fail to listen

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About the Creator

Sam Mosley

"Find what you love and let it kill you." - Charles Bukowski.

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