I have posted a good amount about poetry before so Iā€™ll just leave a recent favorite ā€œI was barely six years old when I saw the snake, probably younger than the snake. It was startled and moved in a flash to the middle of the road as I trimmed the grass. To this day I remember how it panicked, and for the first time I understood the meaning of fate: life began, life frightened me. As my sickle knife slowly became rusted, the snake shed itā€™s skin, a dry-out shell with the old markings on, which scared me and sent me fleeing, temporarily losing my dignity. Now, I already amass enough venom, but am still afraid. If the snake comes hissing at me with its long, forked tongue, I still wouldnā€™t know what to do.ā€
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