lab rat

third of the bunch

the sensitive one

susceptible, naive

gullible, sacrificial

(cut back the hair

 clean the injection site

 stab the skin

 introduce the intoxicant)

- I felt no pain

at first it was beautiful

but then things changed,

I'm still trying to remember -

there was a smile, promises

words that seemed meaningful

whispers of seduction

... artistic deceptions

- I was a trial dose,

an ostracized contaminant,

a measurement withdrawn

from the careful conclusion -

in the back of my mind

I felt something wonderful

if only for a moment,

at first it was beautiful

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