Decadence

Transcend old dread that seeds vain thought,
Oppose the fear that floods sad ooze;
X marks the dead beyond all plot,
Ingest good here in fatal snooze;
Choice spurs the take on crazy form.
Delight sad heart in shifting sands,
Etch a new make in this mad storm;
Cheer stands apart from gloomy trends,
Arm with vile stuff the mad confuse;
Deep hardness tells of loveless gaze,
Emerge with bluff the vain peruse;
Niche crafty spell in evil maze,
Cheer departs hence as darkness comes,
Embalm the tense where horror sums.




Leon Enriquez
25 February 2016
Singapore
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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