Mr. C did not feel well,
The pain was in his back.
He twisted, squirmed, he tossed and turned,
But those bones just would not crack
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The fight begins downstairs
Then up a flight it goes
While fists and curses fly
Along with shoes and clothes
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A knight in dripping armor
Came forth to rescue me,
Dismounted from his seahorse,
Limped out of the foaming sea.
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I’ve started a brand new diet
But I don’t suggest you try it
I’m calling this one “Starvation”
Aptly named, a revelation
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O to be that black bird
High atop the pepper tree
Balanced on the swaying branch
And gazing down at me
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Too-soon dawns greet bleary eyes
Etched in pain that fail to disguise
Treacherous journeys faced each day
Restless nights fall hard and stay
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It bounces in and kicks about
If I focus upon it, it bounces out
It does not stay, but leaves a trail
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It takes all I’ve got just to wake up
And whatever’s left to arise.
I drag my legs over the edge of the bed
And attempt to pry open my eyes.
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How red the waves that lap the shore
And stir the tumbled grains of sand
Where lifeless lay our gallant young
Whose shoulders national honor bore
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