You Came In Welcome

You came astride resplendent

With acquisitions of wealth underfoot

Promising every door and lock
you possessed a master key too

You promised gluttony till never
stop sweating only the very best
cuts of meat

A seat just for i to stand alone 

A golden tethered throne with
crown and mistress to follow

You promised adulation throngs
of kneeling crowd's 

You promised me nirvana

To oversee

But never once did you tell
me or forewarn me of the pitfalls

Lurching in the shadows in front
not behind me

You stole a march by caressing
both my hand

Left with paper the right with cloth

Under the pretense all the while
that i was in fact the boss

But it was nothing more than
cotton candy sugar overload

That fizzled out once placed
in mouth and bridge the saliva
on the tounge
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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April 19, 2021 at 1:57 AM
Lies, trickery, deceit ... the smiling face of the fawning ... Promises every time, poor results every time ... Intoxication by adulation and sugar this is evil, and in the end only the bitter taste of false sweetness ...salute alkas
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April 19, 2021 at 11:24 AM
Cheers Alkas Salute
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