A Day Cometh

Emeka was starving in a lightless land
no passersby bothered to give him a hand.
Crystal tinkles in a nearby palace
wine flows from a silver-encrusted chalice.
Emeka dies alone; purple shall atone.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Allison Avatar
June 12, 2016 at 5:42 PM
a sad limerick Paul - I have recently written 3 about Trump lol:-) (i do worry about my muse lol) hugs jan xx
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