Tobi Adeniyi
12years Old
The Real Me
I speak, and no one hears me.
I yell, and I'm too loud.
So I guess I'll just disappear.
And put on an act
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are you?”
This is me, the real me.
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Tobi Adeniyi
12years Old
The Siren Twins
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be together.
The End
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