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After reading Thomas Friedman’s op-ed today “Tell Me How This Ends,” one would like to deny the inevitability, but…
Toxic Cake by Odin Roark How drippingly fine The words that coat Such layered density Icing thick enough To entice the fool Along with seasoned critics Into toxic waste goodness Persuasion chefs united Gourmet salesmanship Learned minds Street smart minds Tribal and nepotistic minds All hawking hidden contagion Beneath their ever sweet glazing One day A global cake will be rolled out For all to gorge on Unaware from the top Might explode layered poison Well surpassing avoidance Our own demise A recipe created by sentient impotence The giant bite The final swallow The sweet tooth seduction That never was

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




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Date: 3/23/2021 12:52:00 PM
Hi Odin! I really like this because it has a lot of bite. You say what needs to be said and keep being said so keep on saying it! A fave for me. Hope to read more of your poetry. Congrats on lifetime membership!
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Date: 6/8/2013 10:07:00 PM
Nice poem.
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Date: 5/24/2013 4:28:00 AM
Prophetic!... Terry (nice)
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