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by

Richard Betts Jr.

You move quickly and you talk a lot.
You race around like a spinning top.

You reached your goal - made the grade at last.
Then you looked at us and said, "You're going nowhere fast."

Yeah, you reached the top. It's true you touched the sky.
But you took the low road to enable you to reach so high.

You trust in God, or so you say.
As long as the sky is sunny and it doesn't rain on your parade.

Your station gives you power - power to protect.
But when people call you "Sir" they offer you no respect.

You sleep with one eye open, so you can watch everyone else.
I say you sleeep that way, because you don't trust yourself.

You say we are jealous that you were able to succeed.
You say we envy all that you achieved.

Most of us were happy that you were able to go so far.
But you destroyed everything in your wake, In order to reach your star.

You climbed so far, so fast that no one can hear your call.
And no one will be there to catch you when you fall.

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