Warning

Written June 31, 1999

Warning. . .
Pain is just a part of the game. . .

Take a shot to the jaw,
Try to keep smiling.
Feel your arm splintering,
Wave off the shooting pain.
Watch your shin shattering,
Walk away with your head held high.
Smell the flesh of your palms burning,
Clench your fists and endure the suffering.
Hear the twang of the bowstring,
moments before the arrow pierces your heart.

Try to go on living with the pain.

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