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The Unkindest Cut
I read about a twelve year old
Who fell and cut his arm.
His coach gave him a band-aid;
There was no cause for alarm.

Yet unbeknownst to anyone,
Bacteria crept in 
And multiplied with fierce abandon
Underneath the skin.

Next day the boy was feeling sick
With fever and some pain.
The doctor...

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Categories: unkindest, health, sad,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Unkindest Cut
They lay entombed, the stone cut’s humor rife:
A Doe, his dear, between them lies his knife.


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H/T to Nobodies Forgot by James Starkey III...

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Categories: unkindest, dark, humorous,
Form: Couplet

Book: Reflection on the Important Things