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The Ugly Chick


I am a newly-hatched chick

That just broke out of her shell

Fresh, naked, turning heads like

A resounding, clanging bell

 

No majestic crimson comb

Fuzz instead of feathers bright

Outlandish, I must appear!

But I welcome this respite

 

Come tomorrow, I shall be

A fine, magnificent hen

But today, I breathe deeply

For I am free until then

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