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October 19, 2009
By glass_of_sun SILVER, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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glass_of_sun SILVER, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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"I am his Highness' dog at Kew;
Pray tell me, sir, whose dog are you?" -Alexander Pope

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im dying
not by the work of my own hand
but all the hands that grasp my throat for support
shoulders once slumped
now standing tall
while im gasping for bitter air
like a fish out of water

© Becky F., Sacramento, CA

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