Ball and Chain

Hostage to fortune,
prisoner of time

Trophies a burden,
 polished and shined

Greed but a jailer,
freedom denied

Hope in confinement
—wishing a crime

(Dreamsleep: October, 2021)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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October 16, 2021 at 2:43 AM
Your lines make perfect sense to me, Kurt.
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October 22, 2021 at 10:33 AM
Thanks Jenna.
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