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Is not equivalent to a broken leg. Who came up with that analogy? Someone who hasn't experienced either Seems the only probability. It's far more akin to a giant spasm, Contorting your leg against your will, And stopping it seems highly unatural, And each doctor prescribes different pills. Nobody has fluctuating broken legs, Or fractured limbs that cause them to count The precise number of steps they take, And despair if it's the wrong amount, Or healing bones that turn reality Into hallucinatory nightmares, Or make you stay awake all week, And start berating chairs. But the worst of that analogy (It drives me quite insane!), Is that broken legs are quick to heal, And cause a lot less pain.
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Aug 12, 2018
Aug 12, 2018 at 2:00 PM UTC
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Is not equivalent to a broken leg. Who came up with that analogy? Someone who hasn't experienced either Seems the only probability. It's far more akin to a giant spasm, Contorting your leg against your will, And stopping it seems highly unatural, And each doctor prescribes different pills. Nobody has fluctuating broken legs, Or fractured limbs that cause them to count The precise number of steps they take, And despair if it's the wrong amount, Or healing bones that turn reality Into hallucinatory nightmares, Or make you stay awake all week, And start berating chairs. But the worst of that analogy (It drives me quite insane!), Is that broken legs are quick to heal, And cause a lot less pain.
Another rough one- will I ever finish it? Who knows!
nigel-finn
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Aug 12, 2018
Aug 12, 2018 at 2:00 PM UTC
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