Sudden Blight

Take it with dignity
then die
as we have walked Old Quarter Street
I've overheard this mournful cry
again: with dignity - then die!
       repeated an ant to ant
       when someone's heel 
       stepped of from spreading skies
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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