when you were a child
you grew up fast and wild
your dad was hardly home
and your mother was always smiling
at the fools who called themselves men
the years went by
the tears ran dry
your friends
were your closest companions
got a little high
got a good buzz
got a little squeeze
but you ended up
on hands n knees
exit - you must break the chain
exit - you got to fly away
exit - they never could prison your mind
someone handed you a gun
was a frame
the trigger said your to blame
they locked you up
put your picture on a post
nine years without sunlight
without love
Florida September 1994
Anthony Morningstar
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