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the piano strings that thread the telephone poles just outside where i reside hum a stale tune through the clouded air exit a horrid sound fills black the evil heart i fear their poisoned blood will flood the terrain of an already ailing world and you know it is the vulnerable who suffer first every chord in my body distorted with no knowledge of who i should address i fall to my knees whisper the word “mercy”

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Date: 3/5/2020 3:23:00 PM
Poignant poem, Armand.
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Date: 8/7/2019 11:08:00 AM
I agree, they do suffer most.
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Date: 8/1/2019 4:35:00 PM
Your heart is pure gold. Your words express the pain perfectly.
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Date: 7/28/2019 1:28:00 PM
Dark one, my friend. But interestingly crafted as you always do. Love the metaphor telephone wires as piano strings. I hope all is well with you. Soupmail.
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Date: 7/28/2019 10:39:00 AM
Intense, smooth flow of words, beautifully written.
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Date: 7/21/2019 3:52:00 PM
such pain in your words my friend:-( You are the king of free verse:-) hugs Jan xx
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