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Rated: E · Poetry · Personal · #2253869
When I'm trying to sleep but just can't
Can't slam my eyes shut,
Fearing I'm stuck in a rut.

Each day losing more of my strut,
Losing my ability to rebut.

Defenseless as the pound's mutt,
I can't take another punch to the gut.
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