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The Unattended

The old man Slow and tumbling Always grumbling for nothing Has an insanitary habit of finger-licking Always enjoys digging mucus in the nose Saliva always being used to flip a page Always bites to open a knot Water tap always being left turning on Always a careless choking on food or water Resembling a big baby on care But always being left alone and unattended Because he always causes trouble And he has long been used to making troubles And living with troubles And so now he's left alone with his troubles Alone with his mind-set troubles The troubles caused by old age and its innocence

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