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Poetry writes you 
If it’s any good,
And leaves you when it’s through,
Numb and dumb as wood.

Poetry kicks where
You are soft and weak,
And yanks you by the hair,
Laughs to hear you shriek.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Kendrick Avatar
October 24, 2009 at 8:02 AM
Yes it can do that. Keep writing. Sara
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