<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=443918" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>These Memories Did Not Come Cheap</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">These memories did not come cheap.<br>Not a one arrived with Little Bo Peep! <br>And Tommy Tucker I was...<br>I sang for my supper! <br>And did a little more than that, <br>If I didn't want my backside slapped.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">My parents weren't the kind <br>To count from one to ten.<br>My father had us laughing a lot...<br>But my mother was no comedienne.<br>She whipped our asses.<br>Especially when my sister and I, <br>Made bad choices to go for a jog! <br>When sprinting was mother's specialty! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">These memories did not come cheap to me.<br>Not when finding myself young with adult responsibilites.<br>A work ethic was adhered to in our home.<br>I was dared as a child anytime I felt grown...<br>Either bite my lip or the front door was shown.<br>And even when I did get grown, <br>I never showed anyone disrespect...<br>And it wont be accepted, <br>If in my face it's to be thrown.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I'm not prone to ducking! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">These memories did not come cheap! <br>Not to me.<br>And they wont be sold that way either!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Lawrence+S.+Pertillar">Lawrence S. Pertillar</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=443918" data-title="These Memories Did Not Come Cheap de Lawrence S. Pertillar" data-description="These memories did not come cheap. Not a one arrived with Little Bo Peep! And Tommy Tucker I was... I sang for my supper! And did a little more than that, If I didn't want my backside slapped. My parents weren't the kind To count from one to ..."></div> </div> </div>

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