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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BAD COMPANY, by ABU AMR
First Line: Avoid the friend who's parasitic
Last Line: Shows on its point with what it's dripping.
First Line: Avoid the friend who's parasitic
Last Line: Shows on its point with what it's dripping.
Avoid the friend who's parasitic
(Like certain particles enclitic)
And loves to be, like Amr, a ranger
Betwixt compatriot and stranger.
Bad company is most contagious;
As proof of its effect outrageous,
The spear that in bad blood keeps dipping
Shows on its point with what it's dripping.
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