When I was a kid
you told me to avoid the predators
the manipulators
the liars
the cheaters
the posers
the fakers
the players
the smugglers
the gold-diggers
the prisoners
the crazies
the drinkers
the druggies
the spouse-beaters
the child abusers...
So why did you turn out to be all those things?

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Monochrome Rainbow
PoesieMonochrome Rainbow is a lyrical free verse poetry book about looking on the bright side no matter how tough it gets. It's about finding color and hope in the darkness. It features a mix of introspective, melancholy and cautiously optimistic thematic...