Never Counting Sheep Again

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One night,
I started to count sheep,
In hopes that I could get a wink of sleep.
The white clouds of fluff would jump over the fence,
As I counted.
Even though I reached a hundred sheep,
I laid awake.
And now,
The claws of insomnia killed all my sheep,
Leaving the once green field,
Painted in red.
And as I mourned their deaths,
I swore to never try to fall asleep.
For insomnia might do something worse,
Than killing innocent sheep.

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