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By Jennifer Wagner

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I guess by now you know I'm deadbut there's something you don't knowwhy I chose this path,I intend to showas a child growing up,I lived a painful youthlisten to me carefullyfor you must know the truthdaddy beat me endlesslyoh, the tears I criedwith makeup and sunglasses,my bruises he managed to hidemother refused to see ither eyes blind with loveshe would turn her backwhen daddy would start to shovenot this went on for years and yearsand it was myself that I blamedmy courage was non existantand my heart was full of shameover the years my rage grew thickerand I myself was getting biggerI started plotting the day itd end,the day Id pull the triggerThen one night it happendIt all went by so fastI had my gun cocked and aimed,but it was I who took the blastSomehow he got it somehow I diedwhen he told you it was a suicide,my dear daddy lied. Written October 9th, 2001 © on Oct 08 2001 07:34 PM PST   18 • 0 • 1

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"I guess by now you know I'm deadbut there's something you don't knowwhy I chose this path,I intend to showas a child growing up,I lived a painful youthlisten to me carefullyfor you must know the truthdaddy beat me endlesslyoh, the tears I criedwith makeup and sunglasses,my bruises he managed to hidemother refused to see ither eyes blind with loveshe would turn her backwhen daddy would start to shovenot this went on for years and yearsand it was myself that I blamedmy courage was non existantand my heart was full of shameover the years my rage grew thickerand I myself was getting biggerI started plotting the day itd end,the day Id pull the triggerThen one night it happendIt all went by so fastI had my gun cocked and aimed,but it was I who took the blastSomehow he got it somehow I diedwhen he told you it was a suicide,my dear daddy lied...."

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