Self-Infliction

Explosion, implosion,
tomorrow is gone

A new self-destruct mode,
old enemies throng 

We’re now on the poster,
PUBLIC ENEMY ONE

The canaries all dead
—with zero the sum

(The New Room: March, 2021)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Thajudeen Avatar
March 11, 2021 at 8:22 AM
Very good one!
Behm Avatar
March 11, 2021 at 8:27 AM
Thanks M.
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