Red Ink

It’s an epidemic really, 

Putting a price on the putty we all need 

Now it’s all porcelain. 

But porcelain can’t make porcelain

You were once pudgy just like me, 

I watch as you scoff at the familiarities,

 Meanwhile an eraser is shaving down the final pigment of your palace.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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