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When I Die

May 6, 2011
By esahyxa13 BRONZE, Carrollton, Texas
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"When I die, show no pity, bury me down in gangster city, with my blue rag across my chest, tell the homies i did my best."

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When I die,
Show no pity,
bury me deep in gangster city,
fold my blue rag across my chest,
tell the homies I did my best.
When I die,
don't you cry,
just remember it was only a piece of time,
so when you hear me in your head,
just remember, in your heart I said,
I'm not dead.

© Sarah M., Phoenix, AZ

The author's comments:
I wrote this for my boyfriend who had gotten shot in Oakcliff. Rest in Paradise Jose, you're not forgotten. <3
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