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Drifting Sycophant

THESE ARE OPEN(organic) VERSES using spaces&breaks without grammatical symbols, the ' open' relies upon 'the one breath limitation' (intuitive cadence)& so inherently requires the 'reader' (reciter) to input and respond thus making this enigmatic form a two-way interplay & interpretation unique to the moment
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spectacular 
           allure
                    of
                        sycophants
                   succumbed
              philosophers 
      intellectuals
quickly 
        fell 
            to  
                 wayside
literature 
   art 
      soulful 
             discourse
                     substituted 
                    with 
              vying
               &
     hollowness 
spread 
     through
             each 
                  fiber
                         of 
                         society
                             narcissistic 
                     collapse
               evidence
                    of
            failure
               &
      empathy

homelessness 
         unconsciousness
                     maliciousness
                              mischievousness 
                                         mercilessness
                                                 egregiousness
                                                            obnoxiousness
                                                                   blindfolded 
                                                              sense 
                                                        tingle 
                                               fluttering 
                                        feathery 
                                touches 
                        cascading 
                  waterfall 
            rush

Sycophant
     hold 
          a 
           secret
               of
                ancient 
                       Athenians                       
               forbidden
            hear 
   jingoist 
chants 
    procession 
          advances
                   calamitous 
blunder
     impede
             wander
                    idyll 
                         of mine
                    earth 
               divine
        heaven 
  beneath 
n 
  o
      r
         t
           h
              e
                r
                   n 
                s    k   y

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