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Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

My Biggest Mistake

When the devil told me

“Fuck-up is a noun

And so are you”

I didn’t know if he meant

I’m also a fuck-up

Or

I’m also a noun

So, I believed all of it

Imagine my surprise when God told me

“Fuck-up is a verb

And so am I”

Of course, God doesn’t make mistakes

Which is how I finally took action

And started learning from my mistakes

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