Burnt Green Onions

Are you qualified
to comment
Are you predisposed
to care
Can your envy
make it better
When you rip
and then you tear

Sleeping
with the devil
The critic
stirs his pot
Trying to recook 
the stew
With all the things
— he’s not

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

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