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Beyond The Waterhole


Wandering in the desert

profanity infused me

Each word like a scorpion

the curses on fire

 

The sand an abrasive

the cactus a warning

The sting of my words

—killing prophet and liar

 

(Dreamsleep: October, 2022) 

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