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Crutch

I will hold you up

On your feet

Head and shoulders

You shall stand

Above those like you

And an angel falls

From the heavens

Broken wings and bones

I shall be

As broken as I am

The lowly Crutch

To heal your wounds

And mend your wings

So you can fly

And leave me behind

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Published: Sep 26, 2010
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Notes: No matter what we think we are not men of steel.

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