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Created on: July 07, 2010 Last Updated: May 08, 2011
Compulsive talkers
are a tedious bore,
rambling on and on,
'til your ears are sore.
Dragging out details,
saying way too much,
unaware they come across
as simply out of touch.
Oblivious to the tedium,
their vision myopic,
going off on tangents,
carrying on off-topic.
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