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Burial Row


Born of perdition’s rage 

and damnation  

his life was spent in vain 

 

Orphaned by every dead-end street 

where darkness hides

the greatest pain 

 

Fear his lone relation

among shadows   

with no escape  

 

Living disowned on burial row

cursing each gravestone 

—dying in place  

 

(The New Room: September, 2023)

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