xxxi. lead legs

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i want
to get out of bed,
i do,
but my legs are made
of lead, and it hurts
to try to lift them

i want
to get out of bed,
but motivation ran away,
like a thief in the night,
and now i'm left
unable to move

i want
to get out of bed,
i do,
i really,
really
do, but sometimes
i just can't

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