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I’m not one but a whisper -
          I’m nothing ‘cept a sham
               a pharaoh for the faceless
     and the finer freaks, I am

cormorant for the chinamen
          rusty wire wraps my throat
               regurgitating just the best
     to make their pockets bloat

praise indentured servitude
          I’m lost sans those demands
               my dreams all dipped in dolor
     rusty chains that understand

a friend named Ozymandias
          old wrecks and wrinkled lips
               so set a standard for despair
     just shy these sinking ships

though his was of a purpose
          with all that fear could fetch
               I left my stony trunkless legs
     a truth that wrought a wretch

now existence drags me thru
          this cold and reddened mud
               still, be wary of the pen I hold …
     it’s been known … to draw …

some blood.






Copyright © Gregory Richard Barden, February 29, 2024

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