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Poem: "My Snyapses" by Tom Greening

Why do I have these wild relapses?
I blame them on my sick synapses.
My brain lacks neural density
resulting in sub par plasticity.
With neurons frayed, flawed, and deficient
my coping skills are insufficient.
That's why I want to kiss and hug
the doc who gives me some new drug
each month and blithely reassures me
this one at last will surely cure me.

Tom Greening

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