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Calm Nerves

Speed is the only thing to calm the ragged nerves.
Sip the bottle to clear the throat.
Burn away the rage.
Faster around each curve.

Don't understand why the mountain roads are not straight.
Poisonous red falls from black clouds.
Adding just a little more excitement.
Thrills and chills racing along rage ragged nerves.

Sip the bottle to burn away the haze.
And cloud the brain some more.

Turn too fast around a gentle curve.
Oily residue shimmers on top of red water.

Mountain Oak Before Wide Eyes!

Where did the sedan come from?
Black nothingness. . .

Mist L. Reynolds-Main
May 29, 1996

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