9:00… 9:01… 9:02…
\nIt’s been 32 minutes.
\n32 minutes past the time I should have stopped.
\nShould have laid down my book and glasses,
\nStood and gone to the medicine cabinet.
\n32 minutes past when I take my pills.
\nNothing so far has happened,
\nor so the Pages read
\n“I do believe I’m cured!” I CRY
\nbut the doctors shake their heads.
\n“you’re not a pretzel-makkkk er ,”
\nsAys the one wiTh turQuoiSe skIN.
\nIdisagree,butcannotspeaK
\nThe sHark haS GOt mYY to n g ue.
\ni’m feeeeeeling or~ange, and qUiTe BBBrand,
\nl,i,k,e a kitten in a cup
\ni looke~ bac~k at the cloCccck and see
\nthe REAPER’s back to r e a p^^
\nMY tImE is done, thE enD is here,
\nbut staAArts baCK uPp at pearE
\nThe WATER’s””” getTTTting hiGHer now
\nand aMMMMManDaDa wont stopp clogging!
\nThe SEAs are pUUshINg at my s c\/a\/l\/p
\na swAn!!!! diV..es ((dowN my)thrOat)
\nI cough. Look up…
\nThe book is on the floor.
\nI am standing by the chair.
\nAll my friends are gone.
\n“Did you forget your medicine?”
\nasks Tom.
\nHe’s right, that clever plant!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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