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My Irresponsibility On the 4th of July

I'm in the hospital because of what happened on the 4th of July. I was very irresponsible with fireworks and I'm lucky I didn't die. When I lit a bottlerocket, it flew up my nose. But that wasn't as bad as losing all of my fingers and toes. I held five M-80s in each hand and put five on both of my feet. When they exploded, I thought God was somebody who I'd meet. I didn't argue when my best friend decided to rush me to the ER. He's threatening to sue because my blood ruined the interior of his car. When I got to the hospital, the doctors and nurses laughed They said they couldn't believe that a man could be so daft. Now I'm lying in a hospital bed and I have no toes, fingers or thumbs. If you ever use fireworks, don't do what I did because it was very dumb. (This is a fictional poem but being irresponsible with fireworks really is dangerous.)

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Date: 7/8/2018 11:40:00 AM
Hi Randy.. I really enjoyed reading your poetry today. Thank you so much for posting your creative write!
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