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when I was born

the world was mad

that was followed by 'victory'
before I entered school

that was followed by 'defeat'
that waited many years to turn into 'victory'

now that I'm closer to death
out of words and breath:

if repetition refuses its rhyme
unlike a victim of some norm

an impossible 'defeat'
conceiving itself
as nothing but an unthinkable