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Pity More Apt


I’m tired of people

slinging hash

and calling it Haute Cuisine

 

The Emperor naked

behind the mirror

where truth still reigns supreme

 

Waiting for accolades

pity more apt

so they again can void

 

Leaving their excrement

out on display

— only the rats to enjoy

 

(The New Room: March, 2024)

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