State Fair

Southern Bell
Was I and 
You my soldier, 
or so I thought.

I believed in 
One Nation
And you spoke
to me. 

The love I invented.
Lost you were,
In the midway. 

A circus of 
ideals.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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February 11, 2023 at 9:30 PM
Oh I do like a brain shaker Ian! each line builds to a cyclonic ending, good work!
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