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You'll Be Sorry
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You'll Be Sorry |
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LindsayP Member Elite
since 2007-07-28
Posts 3410Australia, Victoria 
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You’ll be Sorry You’ll be sorry, said the stern old judge To the young fellow that stood in the dock, If you keep following that pathway of crime, It will soon be too late to turn back the clock. You’ve been up here before me three times before And I have always given you a chance to redeem, You are a silly young fellow according to law And your language to say the least is extreme. Assaulting the elderly is a deplorable act And made worse when you decided to steal, Abusing your elders shows no semblance of tact, I know just how those old people must feel. I’ve decided to give you just one single chance more And I hope that this time you’ll see the light, A job and a paycheck will your ego restore And to your parents it will bring great delight. The young fellow heaved a great sigh of relief And thanked the judge for showing compassion, He promised to renounce his days as a thief, He said his father had already given him a thrashin’. Dad said that it was through the friends that he had And that he followed their undesirable ways, In essence he said, the boy’s not really bad But from that narrow path he’s been liable to stray. Twelve months slipped away, the future looked bright Until one night the boys filled up with beer, Throwing caution to the wind their drunken urge to ignite, They then robbed a shop but cops were very quick to appear. The other youths escaped but his run was too late And the police arrested him there on the spot, He realized straight away that he’d sealed his own fate And that he deserved whatever sentence he got. He came up before the same Judge in the court, Who looked down on him now as a quarry, He said, ‘I tried to help you when danger was fraught And that if you re-offended, I said you’d be sorry. Lindsay Wilson |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
LindsayP, It's never any fun to get caught. Bobby |
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Larrysmom Senior Member
since 2008-04-03
Posts 533Florida, USA |
This is awesome Mr. Lindsay… Excellent write! Tammy<333 |
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Seoulair Senior Member
since 2008-03-27
Posts 807Seoul S.Korea |
Good story. Some young boys fall many times before get into adulthood. enjoyed. |
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shyvl Senior Member
since 2008-04-11
Posts 531texas, usa |
Well told tale. Especially enjoyed your use of rhyming verse as always, thanks for sharing sharyn |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
When unemployment goes up, so go the crimes...James |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Linsay~ *sigh* You tell it the way it usually happens~ Reckon I've always felt that if the court system was tougher on the first offenses, these same people wouldn't end up spending ten years down the road for what is usually a worse offense~ Excellent write, sir~ *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~ |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
enjoy  |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Lindsay - it's a somewhat different story here because most of our criminals are never caught. If by chance they are the paper work simply disappears and they are back on the streets again. Enjoyed your story though. Thanks. Helen |
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LindsayP Member Elite
since 2007-07-28
Posts 3410Australia, Victoria |
To my very good friends Bobby, Tammy, Seoulair, Sharyn, James, Marge, Vandana and Helen, It's having kind friends like all you wonderful poets that makes writing poetry Such an enjoyable occupation. Thanks so much and take care. Lindsay |
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Earl Brinkman Senior Member
since 2010-03-03
Posts 1183Osaka, Japan |
Hopefully this boy will learn the next time around for he isn`t totally bad. Enjoyed the tale. |
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