The Social Ladder

Avarice breeds contempt,
disrupting equilibrium.

Forgotten graces; haughty imps jubilate, 
keenly listening, memorializing news 
of people quietly receding.

Slippery transgressions ultimately vanquish wiles.

X-out yawning Zacchaeus.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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March 26, 2016 at 2:51 AM
ha, clever write. Maren. SKAT
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March 25, 2016 at 5:47 PM
Oh, yes...this is an awesome, ABecedarian poem... I'm actually working on one. Hope mine is as good as this above.... Linda
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