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Just a Little Mercy
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Just a Little Mercy

Maybe someday, they will act on their will.

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David schell
Mar 02, 2023
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Just a Little Mercy

He was a father of a son who overdosed from drugs
he was living with the pain, remembering the hugs.

Like a man with a shovel digging down,
looking underground,
in a mind dealing with adversity,
I reckon he will unearth something, 
maybe just a little mercy.

She think everyday about that last time at school.
She  didn’t know that …

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