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Short One

 

Another mother walks in and dummies her baby

Mate go live in China

If you believe in censorship & oppression

A crying baby doesn’t bother me

It’s a sound of life

We should look up to

As an example & a reminder

 

 

Published & Copyright Malachi Doyle 2024.

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