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Mike Tyson (Remove filter)

The Beast Does What Tyson Once Did

as hard as I fight

as far as Type-One technology has come

between jabs, he bites off part of your ear

 

it’s the diabolical nature of The Beast

 

constantly check my number

consistently count my carbs

carefully calculate my dose 

 

still, at times, I drop urgently low 

and my body, so bitter 

wants to surrender the KO

 

But again, I demand, “stand before t...

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