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Janet 77
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Breaking __ Day 4

Post by Janet 77 » Thu Apr 04, 2019 7:25 pm

 
Breaking ___ Day 4
 
The evening news casts
a shadow across
 
Over and over again I find
myself lost
 
Nightmare the debt too large
to be paid
 
Nightmare lives lost to 
the games that are played
 
Nightmare the spinning words
that spew nonstop
 
That stink of sulfur and lava
death and rot
 
I pour the wine and close
my eyes
 
Even the truth has learned
how to lie

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Tracy Mitchell
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Re: Breaking __ Day 4

Post by Tracy Mitchell » Thu Apr 04, 2019 9:00 pm

Wonderful poem -- killer ending. 😀

Lecram06
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Re: Breaking __ Day 4

Post by Lecram06 » Thu Apr 04, 2019 9:08 pm

I agree with Tracy.  What a last line. The poem builds to a truth we want to ignore. Marcel

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