The Phoenix

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The very first edition of The Phoenix. Pfeiffer University's litereary magazine.

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I s a l w a y s c h e e r f u l , p l e a s a n t , g a y .

A n d l e t u s t h i n k t h e w o r l d t o d a y

A d u l t s h a v e f a l l e d"

a d u l t s - t o - b e"

S o m e w h e r e l n o u r p h i l o s o p h y

Of k n o c k s a n d s h a r p w o r d s o f d i s d a i n .

1Je v e r l e t u s f e e l t h e p a i n

A 1 r +a y s g u a r d u e f r o m t h e t r u t h .

T h e y s h o u l d n I t d i s i l l u s i o n y o u t h ,

l rf e’ l l s u p p o s e t h e t o r l d i s b a d .

A n d i f w e c h i l d r e n s e e t h e m s a dF o r y o u n g e r o n e s r +h o t a k e t h e i r p l a c e .

T h e y s a y a d u l t s s h o u l d s e t t h e p a c e

B u t a l t l a y B m e e t t h i n g s e y e t o e y e .

Me y s a y t h a t 1r e s h o u l d n e v e r c r y ,

A l t h o u g h t h e o u t l o o k m a y b e g r a y .

T h e y s a y b e c h e e r f u l , p l e a s a n t , g a y r

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SOC I E TY

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