They made fun of Barry
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then he cried and cried.
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I saw him do that
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yet then, he lied.
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He said,
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what they said,
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didn’t even hurt.
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Until then,
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they did it again and
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I saw him blurt,
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words of anger and
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words of pain.
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His hurt was forthcoming
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like torrential rain.
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Then, I heard him
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say something new,
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“Hey you and you and you too,
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I am not afraid of you
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with what you might say
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or what you might do.
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I think what in me
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you say is bad
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is to cover your own feelings
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when you pretend
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that you are not sad or mad.
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I won’t let you
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make fun of me.
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I will walk away
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as I am totally free
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to make true friends,
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for my decision and possibility.
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