I Lie

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'Impaired!' I yell, 'Look at my scar!'

'False!' they say, 'Mine is worse!'

They bleed well--is my pain a sham?

I weep, lie, back to pain--

Today, I yelled, 'Look at my scar!'

'Gashing, bleeding!' they scream!

I painted it, they applaud me.

I lied once--was I right?



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