feast with orphans
...another ceasefire
another ceasefire
it won't last long
it'll hold until
weapons are replenished
wounds are patched
the tongues
of the blood puppets
are refreshed
another ceasefire
another ...
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Categories:
defang, war,
Form: Free verse
Protection Invention
...Government is an invention
designed for our country's protection
To defang internal and external enemies
not to bleed us of every last penny...
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Categories:
defang, analogy, money, motivation,
Form: Couplet
A Cold December Night So Long Ago
...A Cold December Night so Long Ago
‘twas on a cold December night
so long ago, a star shown bright,
and in the heavens, anthems rang
“Praise to the Lord,” ...
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Categories:
defang, birth, christmas, jesus, religious,
Form: Kyrielle
Unlearning
...Everybody was in hurry to unpack
the sins and reshuffle the names
of burns, by taking a holy dip
in mauve lake. I wanted to defang them.
Acid attack had the inversion effect
on the expressions.
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Categories:
defang, adventure, allegory, angst, animals,
Form: ABC