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6/26/2025 for The World Is Bleeding Poetry Contest sponsored by Sara Jama

Beast of Burden

The earth, the population's burden's beast - 
we take its flesh, its skin, and blood and bones.
We fight for its spoils.  Terror is unleashed. 
We have graduated from throwing stones -
mankind, once a hope, soon to be deceased. 
Can you hear the hot, fevered beast's last moans?
Beneath our planet's provident blue sky, 
we'll kill ourselves before the beast can die.
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Kendrick Avatar
June 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Interesting lines for the contest. It reads like a good contender to me. Way to go. Thank you for sharing it with us. Sara K
Crandall Avatar
June 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Thanks Sara!
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