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Pillars of Mexico

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Crumble
brothels sprout
flesh peddlers collect their fees
selling daughters
in twos and threes
Lopez or Diaz
lazy or defiant
escaped
in polluted lagoons
the virus spreads

Dancing with the dead
priests absolve the devils
in their mist
Pilar sold her virginity
for a few bars of gold
wrapped in an old ladies hatred
she murdered her vows

Mexico is a land of smiles
the knife only glints
in the Aztec sun
as they bury you
after eating your heart

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018




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Date: 10/8/2018 2:07:00 AM
Wow.
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Date: 10/7/2018 10:47:00 AM
Wohhh, nice, very nice
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Date: 10/6/2018 7:20:00 PM
A world of sin that eats the innocent ... I hope and pray that the innocent will prevail and sin will cease to exist .. The last stanza is very beautiful..
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Date: 10/6/2018 7:37:00 AM
A dark verse Arthur, your last stanza reminded me of that Mel Gibson film, Appocalypto. Tom.
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Date: 10/6/2018 2:40:00 AM
such a deep dark sad write Art but the final stanza lifts the piece:-) hugs jan xx
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Date: 10/6/2018 2:28:00 AM
That is such a beautiful, yet sad poem... especially that final stanza. Well done my friend
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