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Wounded Flower in Silver Bound

Inoculate… this infectious night fullest pathogen born in cold and deepest hour heedless held in palm endow crosses shadow lowly hill flick across my brow… cut bleed heal scar… …wounded flower in silver bound frozen earth confine bloom to light ‘neath winter rupture maniacal design …inoculate the viral Man hold him to his knee leech the sick from mind despise his lust for war no more devise

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Date: 2/20/2024 9:42:00 AM
This seems like a mental drug. It's beautiful- very dark- but beautiful.
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Mat Ignacio
Date: 2/21/2024 7:51:00 AM
thank you paige
Date: 2/17/2024 5:08:00 PM
this was a profound and thought provoking poem, Matt. Seems like you're saying we need to inoculate mankind for the choices he's making, his lust for war, etc. ??? It was intense but I like your words,
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Mat Ignacio
Date: 2/17/2024 7:38:00 PM
not sure what the inoculation process is (education, empathy, reprimand, etc.), but the innocent have always been the ones to suffer due to this pervasive sickness - my deepest gratitude to you

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