Man, Dog, or Priest

how I wish I’d been 
a man, a dog, or a priest 
being held from sin
by a roman collar or leash

how I wish my acts 
were good and virtuous deeds 
narrowing the path 
for saintly men and their beasts
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January 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Potent poetry! I felt this viscerally. xomo
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