Blood On The Toll Booth

In debt
with a dollar’s
down payment
on lies

Veracity
hiding
the truth
in disguise

Intentions
repaving
the highway
to hell

With blood
on the toll booth
and lye
— in the well

(Dreamsleep: November, 2025)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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