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A very short poem about life.
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A slap, a cry,
A new life starts.
A bike, scabbed knee,
Then broken hearts.
A hand, a ring,
Two become one.
A job, hard work,
Free time? There's none.
A stick, it's pink.
The months fly by.
Sharp pain, hard push,
A slap, a cry.
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