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June 10, 2008

Amputated, Amateur, Actor

I can’t stand on my own two feet.
Greater love has no man
than that he should lay down
his life for his friends.
What about a man who would
cut off his leg?
How is he supposed to stand?

Doctors
aren’t allowed to treat themselves.
Dentists
don’t pull their own teeth.
Psychiatrists
don’t evaluate themselves.
I can’t go on without a sounding board.

I want my leg back.
I try to hold on to her
but she doesn’t hold back.
After all the times I’ve played
doctor, psychologist, pastor,
no one will play for me.
I want my leg back.

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