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Still I Am

I hate me More than any of you could Still i am The man who stood Gravity couldn't pull me down Looking through space From the outside in Taking each pain with a widening grin Improbably Probable normally curious but curiously abnormal Sliding down elongated giraffes necks with glee stolen from innocence Outwith so small to the vastness within Take your best shot I say with a grin As my tears trickle down i watch through them to see you all drown Give up world Take your own advice The seconds between my first and last beat Gods crushed between my fist The amoebae grows a backbone Your pains have found a home Take this warning as your staple food Still i am the man that stood Strip me of time and flog me with life Rip me with lyrics and blind me with sight Push me down with all that you might Cause from this spot i will stand simply because i can

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Date: 10/6/2018 10:23:00 AM
Christopher, you have penned a very deep, dark and meaningful poem, well done ~
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Christopher Quigley
Date: 10/9/2018 6:04:00 PM
Thank you

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