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by Perry Crowe John figured
It was time
To go
When he
Went
Useless
From
The waist
Down
Tried to
Cope
Compensate
Pass
But shit
Sucks
When you’re
Useless
From
The waist
Down
Really
Takes the
Piss down
Your leg
Bought
A rope
tossed
Round
A rafter
neck
tie of
twine
but lying
on the
floor
in a
heap
how to
get high
enough
to swing
hand over
hand
pulley
and lever
constricting
reddening
hoisting
higher
and higher
face full
flush eyes
rolling
back
almost
sweet
oblivion
other
side of
searing
lungs
serenity
losing
grip
goes with
consciousness
taut goes
slack
thud on
his
back
cardiac
whack
back
he’s
gasping
still here
and still
useless
from
the waist
up
and
down
all night
just high
enough
to die
a
little
then fall
to defibrillate
strain
growing
shoulders
weakening
palms
bleeding
throat
scratchy
neck raw
still here
and still
climbing
and falling
never dying
quite
enough
to keep
going
up
and down
why not just
crawl
in front of
a bus?
into
the oven?
off
the fire
escape?
Nah
John said
Getting
A new
Grip
I got this.
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