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#1060596 added December 6, 2023 at 9:32am
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Withdrawal
Sculpture of crouching body within cocoon.


Withdrawal

I crouch down, defensive,
fold to the smallest target,
shrinking from the pain intensive,
agony my only argot.

Rejection of the world my answer,
behind the skin of my cocoon,
shielded from prevailing cancer,
behind my hands my eyes immune.


Line count: 8
Rhymed abab
For Express It In Eight, 12.06.23
Prompt: As per illustration.
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