Sugar Coated Go Daddies



	Grifters ... 
parasites of polite society
Practitioners of the long and short con,
two-armed trust bandits
prying open the window of retiring dreams
They tell some real tasty good bedtime stories,
	caramel-coated candy apple lies
dipped in dark chocolate thievery
Saying: grab your coat, sugar ... 
come go with daddy
Elope with me: 
lets take a joint venture romantic adventure
Daddy gon take you to the top of the pinnacle
	of Niagra Falls
Grifter promises are a burglar bag
full of empty vows ... 
every angle tool used for taking everything
Nothing is what it seems — 
drop you off at the train station,
then do the final act magic trick performance: 
diversionary tact of suave disappearing
Have you banking on expectations
of new dividends income-ing
	Grifter love vampire bleeds,
feeding on an infatuated heart infected with greed
Go daddies gon go get what you need,
a little white-powdered candy fantasy
Baby girl innocent, don’t go getting addicted
	to Cain sugar promises
that’ll leave your Abel-bodied heart strangling ... 
Two lips grifter gripped to the throat,
choking your fading naive hope — 
leaving your snatched retirement purse empty
Taking your lonesome confidence, 
and driving a stake thru it’s chained heart —  
	Bittersweet fettered feelings 
attached to a cold charm double cross dangling
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Lee Sr. Avatar
January 31, 2018 at 5:37 PM
Seems like between inflation, politicians and corporations, these are the infatuated heart infected with greed. Brilliant write. The term "go daddy" haven't heard that since the 70's Blessings & Peace James
Lamoureux Avatar
January 31, 2018 at 8:56 AM
Wowzer, that was quite the ride. This kind of writing gets me every time.
Lovejoy-Burton Avatar
January 31, 2018 at 1:52 AM
"They tell some real tasty good bedtime stories, caramel-coated candy apple lies,dipped in dark chocolate thievery..." well, which line does a pleb quote...your writing is very distinct among other writers here in the tepid broth - it is extraordinary. Machine gun prose. It is another dimension removed from PS. Unique..a real 'artiste'.
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January 30, 2018 at 11:49 AM
Gripping ink dear poet! Your sharp quill never disappoints. Muchos hugs my friend xomo <3
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January 30, 2018 at 10:03 AM
What a sad world we live in and what an unfair world it is...
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