While They Count Poem by Dragon Crenshaw

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They count up for me.
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I'm sick.
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There they go again.
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They aren't seen.
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They are only heard.
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Please don't let them,
Get to Fifty.
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Please help me.
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I'm so sick.
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They aren't great.
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I'm the only one.
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They'll be seen no more.
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They didn't go to heaven.
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This isn't fine.
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Seven more they need.
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I dream of a hive.
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They are gone,
With only one.