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Fish Bone

FISH BONE In the middle of a meal As tempting as Nebuchadnezzar’s table She feasted fiercely Without noticing the protruding bone, in the fish she churns Alas a cry For help, Creating a sore in the throat Neither water nor food Shall find its way down For her system disrupted Like our system of governance She must be treated For their to be an improvement

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008




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