Shathary Argueta
Professor Klomhaus
English 106
October 7, 2012
Don't Recycle Your Old Trash
It's been three years, and he decides to come back.
He comes to me and says he's still in love.
He came around; I felt under attack.
He to me was just a mourning black dove.
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Shathary Argueta Professor Klomhaus English 106 October 7, 2012 Don't Recycle Your Old Trash It's been three years, and he decides to come back. He comes to me and says he's still in love. He came around; I felt under attack. He to me was just a mourning black dove. Yet when he came, I fell for it again. I leave the one I actually truly love. I l...
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