The shot, it doesn’t look bad
But the unseen is far worse
Festering — infecting nearby tissue
As the sweating begins
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The wound is twofold
With unkempt track in between
Total treatment is necessary
As the shakes set in
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Soon, the pain grows numb
And speech is rapidly declining
Failure to act in time
Has left me on the doorstep
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