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Created on: July 05, 2009 Last Updated: October 19, 2009
The ache.
The stiffness in the morning.
Joints creaking,
Back uncooperative.
Neck in agony.
Sitting up, on the side of the bed.
Eyes barely awake
Another day alive
Another day in pain
Another day older
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