Legacy

Legacy

Inheritors we are of depravity,
yet blame do we the ignorance of 
those whom graves stolidly invoke,
or pity do we the oblivion of 
the unborn, who, in our dirty shoes
shall sordidly rule the seven seas?

BITE SIZE POEM no24 Poetry Contest
Date: 27th October 2021
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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