A Regent's Tale
Those hidden lies
breed louder cries,
deception setting in
What’s birthed in darkness
kills in light,
exposing deeper sins
The poison fostered
regent’s tale,
its message civic spun
For us to swallow
not to chew,
inscripted zero-sum
(The New Room: July, 2022)
Copyright © Kurt Philip Behm | Year Posted 2022
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