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Untold Folklore Pt. I: Discovery

By RiVeN

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A family secret kept hidden for years The elders have known it Sixty winters this very year Young John Sixteen and kickin in his prime Will soon find the answers To this unspeakable crime Asking his aunt Questions that she must surely know Lies being told at the front As his suspicion and paranoia begin to grow "Why must you ask such foolish things? Can you not see our family is a group of peaceful beings?" John not satisfied with the answers Not finding what he wants He turns to the youngest uncle Paul also known as the black sheep John discovers his family's past As Paul begins to tell Young lover with an old lust Audrey is brought into the scene As Gary's girlfriend, Anna, decides to split The family does not approve of Audrey's ways So the members devise a plan To get Anna back and to have Audrey pay A shot rings through in the night All is calm now as she is buried in moonlight Was she still beating as she was lowered into the ground? The desert has secrets to tell And bodies to be found ...To Be Continued... Written December 31st, 2001 © on Dec 30 2001 04:37 PM PST   0 • 10

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