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My voice is quiet and weak
Noise that stutters and blurts
A clumsy tongue to speak
All my misshapen words

So just ignore that sound
Forgive what I have said
I have written it down
And it's better off read

But even words cannot suffice
Punctuation is to blame
The commas like to hide
Right behind your name

Your very scent derails
My weary train of thought
And though I mostly fail
It's not perfection that I sought


Photo by Josh Thomas @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/abracadaverr/
Posted by Phil Thomas
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