Want of Profanity

The want of profanity 
And the sheer dearth of warmth
Has vowed  for a whole eternity
That it shall commission rust and moth
To chew away in a colossal calamity
All the cordial bonds between man and man,
For he  has employed both knife and gun
In aid of his doom!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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May 24, 2011 at 10:44 AM
Thank you for sharing your poetry with us today. As it was a very interesting write. It was a pleasure to read your poetry today Hannington. Love, Carol
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