Charlatan of Verse

An empty voice with naught to say,
a barrel hollow born

To spout and spew, pontificate,
a hairless sheep forlorn 

With lines recopied, often stole,
released, his name to bear

A charlatan of spoken verse
—embezzled words to share

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2020)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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