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A Tuesday Morning


A Tuesday morning,  
at the crack of dawn. 
Step onto the scales, 
keep in the yawn. 

A Tuesday morning, 
it’s the dreaded day. 
I do not want to know, 
how much I weigh. 

A Tuesday morning, 
the burden of the scale. 
Afraid, alone, 
tucked in is my tail. 

A Tuesday morning, 
I am so ashamed. 
The weights jotted down, 
by a nurse unnamed. 

A Tuesday morning, 
is too much to bear, 
Will I weigh less,  
If I cut my hair? 

A Tuesday morning,  
the dreaded day. 
Today I found out, 
the burden I weigh.  

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