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Tethered To a Moment

Obdurate goat tangles rough knotted rope Stuck beside shadowy friend, Silky Oak Hedonistic prisoner capricorn, cheap trope Ethics remain riddle, morals mere joke Towered timber utters truth in its creak Canopy clapping hands crush recollection Billion fingered Silky Oak, silver limbs oblique Obscure overlooked sins, a whispered detection Keeps capricorn unkempt, tethered to trunk Smooth curled horns apply keratin to bark Scaffold of decency rubbed back, defunct Gloss of molestation, shamed oblivion hark Hefty hormonal avenger of societial conform Ediface eroded by wiles of willful exhibition Tortoiseshell taupe noxious horned capricorn Weapon wield deposit encircles oak, dark depiction Mirror denies texture, mirthful obstreperous ignores Shine diminishes structure, erect neck narrow Malnourished foliage, goat's gritty diet implore Capricorn's carnal gyrations abate, restore marrow Fractured cracked tenacity, tree's foreboding scream Matchstick snap collages goatman gonzo in debris Collapsed capricorn of devilish demeanour obscene Scruple niggard gruesome morbid marauder buried 22nd August 2021 Written for Contest : This Or That Volume 6. Tethered To A Moment Sponsor : Edward Ibeh

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Date: 8/22/2021 12:42:00 AM
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