Grifter's Stew

Those looking
for trouble
find more
than they’re after
Temptation
a grifter
Pandora’s
disaster
Be careful
of those wishes
that may just
come true
Hiding pain
and its minions
to poison
— the stew

(The New Room: August, 2026)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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