John Hancock

Fringed by putrescent dusk
Fingernails dig beneath graveyard wounds
Fostered by lexical warfare
Within the harrowing fiascos of tomorrow
Nothing but bated memories
Braided by skin, coffee, and cigarettes
Branded by concrete whispers
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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May 29, 2012 at 8:10 AM
Glenn, ... thank you for sharing your awesome poem this morning, always :-) LINDA
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