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Man Down

March 15, 2010
By hyperactivemayfly PLATINUM, Arlington Heights, Illinois
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hyperactivemayfly PLATINUM, Arlington Heights, Illinois
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&quot;Un ange frappe a ma porte<br /> Est-ce que je le laisse entrer<br /> Ce n&#039;est pas toujours ma faute<br /> Si les choses sont cass&eacute;es<br /> Le diable frappe a ma porte<br /> Il demande a me parler<br /> Il y a en moi toujours l&#039;autre<br /> Attir&eacute; par le danger&quot;

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I lean over the table
ignoring the stares of those around me.
Grinning (recklessly)
With a glint in my eyes.
“So?”
“So what?”
“You afraid?”
“Hardly.”
“Sure”
Drawn out, skepticism in a single syllable.
Scoffing,
taunts.
“I’m not scared, you know.”
Repeated.
“Then do it.”
“Fine.”
Hands clasp,
Wrists lock
muscles bulge.
Bets fly.
then…
Thump.
Man down!
And I win the arm wrestling match.

© Morgan C., Fridley, MN

The author's comments:
I really can't arm wrestle for my life, no upper body strength at all!! So I wrote this for my buff-ish friend.
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