Sugar

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Just a bit of sugar
Takes away the pain
Like an umbrella
In the pouring rain
Sugar taken with
Poison
Numbs the burn
Anesthetic
On the stab wound
Helps you sleep at night
When you've given up
Just a little sugar
With the rope or the blade
As your eyes turn to jade
You can end it.

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