The Imp Each Meant
There was confusion
no one seemed to be content
to leave the settling dust
to come to rest
and wish that somehow
he had just confessed.
And yet they plodded on
in hindsight’s quest
invited him as an
unwanted guest
demanding
that he do
his level best
empty all his pockets
at their behest.
But there was trouble
in the searches scope
of parsing every word
in venal hope
the papers that they drew
could then be sent
once they figured out
The Imp Each Meant.
John G. Lawless
©12/8/2019
Copyright © John Lawless | Year Posted 2019
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