Edited Echoes

Spill the tea, tipped up spout, stirred Friction mixes fiction into fructose Whispers pull expectant ears close Muffled message can barely be heard Listen where truth and lies intertwine Hot off the press, a hopscotch Pebble thrown, trending watch Manoeuvred over as squares 3- 6- 9 Folded inside last week’s newspaper Transfer blur, ink bleed injury Tear away band-aid gingerly Atrocities reduced to peculiar caper Shrine to memory melts fact, flimsy Shadows spread black plague Smokey mirror, images vague Cloak and dagger funhouse whimsy Pressed for truth, tea bags shrivel Leaking last drips of drunk dribble 21st November 2024 Written for Contest: How the Echo Filters Reality Sponsor: Di11y Da11y