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Exertion

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muscles tense, body strains,
sweat pours - and then
he sees the 'push' sign.
Something amusing I thought of in the coffee shop yesterday. I'm exaggerating what really happened, of course.

What do people think about the break in the middle of a line? It's untraditional, I know, but in my mind the "cut" still comes after the "and then", not before.
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AzuraeSkye's avatar
Oh man! I've done that so many times!!!
Wonderful haiku...I had to read it a few times to get it, but yeah, this is priceless XD. Could almost be a riddle but it's too poetic :)
Great job!