The Thin Red Line
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Hidden in a box where nobody can see
Piece of metal no bigger than a finger
Silver, exquisitely fashioned
Honed to a sharp edge
Hiding away in a room
Out comes the metal so no one can see
Bare skin, undisturbed by time
Meets the metal
Thin red lines
All across the skin
There is no pain
Just a sense of relief
And then it is done
The metal placed in its resting place
When will the next be
Nobody can know
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January 27, 2000