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[apiphile]

we are all exceptional and none of us are

there is always a gulf between
the rule and the reality;

men should not leave their wives
eight months pregnant

mothers should not tell their babies
i wish you had never been born

boys should not take the dog
and beat it like a sandbag

dogs should not give all who touch them
bitemarks that never heal

and pain should be discrete and purposeful
and end when it is over.