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LESS THAN A SECOND By ... Steve Lucky Less than a second is all it takes For everything to drastically change. Unless a conscious effort one makes To be within acceptable range Of events that could come at any time. All details are blocked by static. If one has to swim or climb, The path will not be automatic. Right from the start One should take the time to prepare With everything inside the heart So one can be more than dimly aware All it takes it an instant For the instant to be gone. Only while the battle is still distant Is there any hope of it being won. Less than a second is in between Winning and losing or life and death. Not even the best machine Can keep up with unexpected human breath. Copyright 2001, Steve Lucky
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