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SNAKES AND LADDERS
SNAKES AND LADDERS*
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slinking silently
slithering in the shadows
serpent's vicious spite
look to the ladder
looming long in languid lines
life’s lofty ascent
*Note: poem written for and published at Writer Monk’s weekly Poesy & Poise Contest #twmonkpp11, August 2, 2025, ©Sara Etgen-Baker, United States
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Sara Etgen-Baker
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