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dirty.
thirdeyris

When teaching a child
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be careful not to say..
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it's dirty.
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or it's a no-no
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or it's private, stay out of it.
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Remember not to tell her
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it's disgusting
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  and it's meant for
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someone else one day.
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Be careful
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       because
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she might believe everything you say.
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11 Apr 05

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thhis is really powerful. and with very little words - perhaps like this comment
 — guelah

yea i guess it is a good peom but with is up with guelah and "this is really powerful "
-lAsTlIe
 — unknown

OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! I LIKE!  A complete success.
 — EdwardDurden

beautiful. perfect.
 — unknown

This is great!
I love 6--9.
I would maybe tighten up 10-12,
into one line---->
dash- after 'day'
drop- 'Be careful because'----
eh,
but that could just be me. :-)
Very nice.
 — Krttika

Oh--
and I dig the title too.
 — Krttika

i have never heard this voice or advice before in my life,
but i hear it happens.
 — kaleidazcope

Love it! It gave me chills (that's what happens when something resonates true with me).
 — SoulOne

  oh my goddess i love this poem!!!  i never thought of this idea...very clever!
 — woman_power

This is SO perfect.  You should write a parenting manual.
 — themolly

good poem...its pretty interesting actually
 — lulubee

Powerful.
 — mixtapeboy

this poem is so very true. i like it. :)
 — missmurder

well said , a good description of the effect we have on our blank sheets we call children.
nice job.
 — SweetPain

glorious... how fantastically and deeply moving...i love... :)
 — GreenDreams

line 12 excellent ending
 — my_adonis

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