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Listen

“Look at her
Oh so thin
Thinking every guys’ heart
She can win”

This is what
Most would say
If they happened
To look her way

Unaware of
Who she’s been
And that she’s not one
To commit a sin

They see skin deep
But that’s all
They don’t care where you stand
Or where you fall

“They” being society
So stereotypical and crude
Teaching one another
To be rude

Can you hear her cries
So deep inside
Her tainted heart
Where her sorrows reside

She goes through the days
With a smile so bold
To prevent anyone from knowing
Her heart’s grown cold

Empty smiles
Hollow laughter
Overflowing tears
And no “happily ever after”

Open your ears
Listen to her cries
Before it’s too late
And she quickly dies

Inside everyone
Is the voice of a child
It can scream and yell
Or be tender or mild

“Listen to her.
Deep within
There is a war.
Can she win?”

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