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Sgàil de Uisge

© 2026 Ewan Croft, CC BY-ND-NC 4.0.

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Feb 15, 20261 min read1 read

look at
The doctor a'side me,
Concern bestowed be;

"Is he alright?"
"No. Not showing
signs of recovery."

I look back
At the patient,
His eyes of glass

and a doll's expression,
All wrong, crooked.
Then I notice

His face is
Static,
Like mine.

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