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Greed

In slender tendrils, Light drifts in, however small An illusion of hope. Grooves of lead spiral Cohesively they gather Into something more What gaping hole demands me, My time at the hands of A nefarious villain, ignorant, To his identity Believing, with such might of His benevolence, yet Those diminished of his vindictive Prowess, lost, forgotten, Such as the natural beauty Struck by greed, shaken to Barren lands, industrious, He claims, his coercive tongue Persuades even me, yet I obey Silently I walk ... Whistling, the winds enchant me Death, permeates. I had arrived, my musings Unable to comfort me As I stand at the forefront of The pit, Falling off infinitely For those who had succumbed to Greed My signature brings Another man, to his death He is none the wiser

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 3/9/2016 11:45:00 PM
Mackay, nice to see this one once again... LINDA
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Date: 9/10/2010 10:42:00 PM
Welcome to Poetry Soup... enjoyed your creative write tonight.. hope your stay here is a long one.. soup offers many contests on site.. check them out and enter.. good luck with luv..
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Date: 9/10/2010 12:00:00 PM
What a beautiful day to sit and read poetry here at PoetrySoup. Please keep writing and sharing your poems with us. What a diverse group of poets we have here I am so happy you are one of us Mackay. Have a wonderful weekend filled with inspiration. Love, Carol
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Date: 9/9/2010 8:58:00 PM
nice one, enjoyed your write...P.D.
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Date: 9/9/2010 4:15:00 PM
enjoyed reading this
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