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Exhale

Poetry

A close brush with death focuses the mind on the meaning of life. Many of these poems reflect on insights gleaned during recuperation. The rest are fun.

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Cinquain: "Anticoagulant"

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par PhilRees

par @PhilRees

I take

Morning poison,

Bitter as my coffee.

Although this stuff could kill a rat

I thrive.