Six Minutes

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I look in the mirror and what do I see?
A hideous monster looking back at me

And I think to myself, "whatever shall I do?"
My solution, to cease, and be a local hero

Six minutes to go, and a life to take
Six minutes to go, and a decision to make

Five minutes to go, and I struggle to let go
Five minutes to go, and my blood chooses to flow

Four minutes to go, and the color is draining
Four minutes to go, and its presence is fading

Three minutes to go, and the world goes black
Three minutes to go, and the monster fights back

Two minutes to go, and the monster concedes
Two minutes to go, and justice succeeds

One minute to go, and there's no turning back
One minute to go, and my life fades to black

And my blood flows empty
And my brain thinks weakly

And my monster is laid to rest

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