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My Good Name

September 1, 2009
By BriiF PLATINUM, Akeley, Minnesota
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BriiF PLATINUM, Akeley, Minnesota
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Favorite Quote:
"He who spends time regretting the past loses the present and risks the future." ~Francisco de Quevedo "You shall love your crooked neighbor with your crooked heart." ~W.H. Auden

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If I woke up next to you,
Would you hate me for
My willingness to give it up?
Humming Hallelujah,
Walking down the halls,
I just want to be a part of you.

But I'm just a dreamer,
Writing things I'm not sure I'll ever feel.
To hell with my good name--
I want to play a dangerous game,
To come home worse for wear.

Teenage love on a gym floor,
Tonight I'll give it all to you...
If only my flawed concience would let me.
The golden rule never seemed so cruel.
I knew the low dance lights were too heavy for me.

Could one careless night
Be so wrong?

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mana15 GOLD said...
on Sep. 7 2009 at 7:35 pm
mana15 GOLD, Newark, New York
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Oh man! I love it.. ... I want more of it! haha It's very good... ... it's more than good it's awesom!