Shaken Or Stirred

Easier to run the risk of death
than ridicule damned

Easier to face an army of men
than a single man

Easier to write a thousand lines
than only one

Easier to quote the wisest sage
—than self become

(Dreamsleep: September, 2022)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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