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	Of the ugly apartment building, 
it was the sixth floor 
And of the building's sixth floor, 
it was the last door 
 
Witha click, the keyhole lit up, 
and so did the threshold line 
It spread out on the door mat, 
and shone on the 'WELCOME' sign 
 
She shuffled across the kitchen, 
and headed to make some coffee 
From last night's hectic duty, 
she was still sleepy and drowsy 
 
She turned on the gas, 
and picked up the matchbox lying by 
She slid it open and looked, 
and howled a mighty cry 
 
For, sitting in the box was a cockroach, 
big and brown and ugly 
She snapped the matchbox shut, 
so he could stay in it snugly 
 
Her eyes were now wide open, 
she felt a little sick 
She turned off the gas-knob, 
as she could not get a match-stick 
 
As she recovered from the shock, 
she laughed at her fright 
She knew she was a brave lady, 
with a lot of girlie pride 
 
Moving barefooted across the lounge, 
she giggled a little more 
She would take a lighter from Anna, 
who lived next door 
 
She leisurely put on the right slipper, 
but fell down faint as she picked the left one, 
For, two cockroaches in it, 
were having a lot of fun!
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I write not because I can. I write because I have to. Good or bad, I have to keep the stream flowing. Words express a human's disposition, so better out than in!
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