A3) . You Have To Wonder Why Poem by Bill Smith

A3) . You Have To Wonder Why

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You have to wonder why
They spend years studying
More years perfecting
When you can rip a heart out
With no training whatsoever
Leaving the scar on the inside

Bill Smith
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Topic(s) of this poem: leaving
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Ivor Hogg 06 April 2008

we are all capable of brutality Bill but often it is more thoughtless than deliberate cruelty

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Tara very irritated with PH injustice 15 January 2008

Perfectly, pensively penned. t x

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Lauren Watkins 11 January 2008

The brutality of the action is conveyed wonderfully in this piece. Love it. LW

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Shannon Wright 09 January 2008

Bill- This is perfect in its simplicity. -Shannon

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