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By Tina D. LopezPublished 8 months ago • Updated 8 months ago • 1 min read
Until
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Ray William Johnson spins true-crime reels

Comic like words “aight”, “foine” and quick takes

I keep watching, thrilled when I hear “until”

The stories are wild–I don’t have words to express how I feel

Every day I wake, search for Ray’s latest makes

Ray William Johnson spins true-crime reels

Each episode chronicles those who rob, kidnap, often kill

Some villians start off small then up the stakes

I keep watching, thrilled when I hear “until”

These lowlifes think they’re crimes are concealed

A lock clicks shut with that sound Ray makes

Ray William Johnson spins true-crime reels

Each culprit trusts the dark will be their shield

Murder is fine if no one investigates

I keep watching, thrilled when I hear “until”

I don’t praise blood or death or human ill

I delight in justice for brutal “mistakes”

Ray William Johnson spins true-crime reels

I keep watching, thrilled when I hear “until”

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Tina D. Lopez

I’m just a human trying to make it in this world. I write about heartbreak, loneliness, longing, anger, family—all the things I can’t seem to leave alone. Everything I write is about me, even when it’s about someone else.

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    Written by Tina D. Lopez