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"List down all the cliches you can think of, then choose one you're most familiar with, or the one that strikes your fancy. Make that the first line of your poem. You can take the cliche literally or figuratively."

A shot in the arm.

A shot in the arm

meant to disarm

the most sober of soldiers.

A shot in the arm

boosts the charm

of an elaborate drug.

A shot in the arm

raises the alarm

people close to death-by-needle;

A shot in the bicep

can promote a sidestep

from the spiral into overdose.


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