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One Lie to Never Tell - March 8, 2025

  • Gary Hunter
  • Mar 8, 2025
  • 1 min read

you should never ever

say, dishonestly

 

I Love You

 

that would be like

releasing a butterfly

into a beautiful garden

with a hurricane

bearing down

 

or

 

telling a child it’s safe

to swim in a river

knowing it ends

in a murderous

waterfall

 
 
 

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