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Black Pool
A black pool surrounds my toes, Tickles them, Then crawls on.
A black pool surrounds my feet,
Soaks my shoes and hugs my bones,
Then crawls on.
A black pool surrounds my shins,
Bruises them purple,
Then crawls on.
A black pool surrounds my thighs,
Pinches them,
Then crawls on.
A black pool surrounds my chest,
Presses my lungs,
Then crawls on.
A black pool surrounds my neck,
Strangles me,
Then crawls on.
A black pool surrounds my head,
Blankets me in darkness,
Then stops.
A speck of light appears.
Then another.
Then another.
Soon the darkness is broken
And a new being emerges.
A being filled with love
And energy
And hope.
A being that fought for survival,
That fought through the most rigorous of times.
A being that beat the odds. A being that beat the black pool.
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