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chivalry (Remove filter)

Safer Streets

what shall I tell her?

she's all but a teen

discretion's better

I rarely come clean

 

too much baggage

better in the dark

so, keep it simple

just a bit of a lark

 

divorces and drink

a few spells inside

restraining orders

the one that died

 

kids and custody

domestics on file

should I tell half

she'd run a mile

 

Hi! come right over,

I...

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baggage   chivalry   custody   discretion   domestics

Junker

Courtly knights wood fair maidens

Proud steeds reared up in forests green

In stone towers Merlin weaved magic

Steel swords making sparks were seen

 

What happened to the age of chivalry?

Why is honour in the world so rare?

It seems rules are there to be broken

About values none seems to care

 

Who is meant to be in charge today?

In my view people are much too bold

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chivalry   feudalism   gentility   honour   junker   patriarchs   Twitter   values

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