I'd rather be blind

15,August,2021 by

I'd rather be blind
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Living my cosy house
I inhale the smell of dead dogs
No SPCA/Pet's cemetery for dogs
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I'd rather be blind
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Stabbed youth on my porch
I can't stanch the oozing blood
Can anyone please dial 10111?!
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I'd rather be blind
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Streetlights stay broken for years
Is the shadow behind the serial rapist on the news, I can't wait to find out, I run
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Back in my cosy house there's laughter
Kids are playing Gran has cooked the smell of rice and chicken soup is hope to them
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I'd rather be blind
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Have they seen what I've seen? No
And they're too young to ask anyway
What will I tell them tomorrow?
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I'd rather be blind
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Am I sure they would never grow up?
Why am I still living in the township?
The system is keeping me broke can't go
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I'd rather be blind
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I've never been to school it's my fault
Why everyone is saying that?
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© Lungi Shigo Msusa