He Stopped Caring

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He stopped looking
both ways before
crossing the street;

he stopped wearing
his seatbelt in the car,
and he stopped counting
the pills before he took them.

Now, he wasn't trying
to kill himself, no,
but he did stop caring
about whether he lived
or not.

- (DS)

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