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'Pit Vipers'


To not appease the critics,

success within our grasp
 

The charlatans of written words,

venom of the asp

 

They bury deep inside their dens,

ordained iconoclasts

 

Passing judgment, casting blame

—on what they fear might last

 

(To T.R.’s ‘Man In The Arena’ March, 2021)

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Kurt Philip Behm

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