A Delicate Delirium
He fell somewhere between 90 and 180
on an obtuse scale of the indigent
poverty had left him more than poor
his life an allegory of alleys
longing for the halcyon of hallways
an egregious attempt to mediate
a delicate delirium
to consecrate discarded bread
sup with the long tailed
sleep in the dread of awakening.
8/31/2019
Eight word challenge 9 Poetry Contest
Copyright © John Lawless | Year Posted 2019
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