Short Sullying Poems

Interrogation
by JD DeHart

Bright spotlight
displays the quiver
and sullying squirm
of bare blood red humanity,
pushed back in the chair,
beaten for truth....

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Pungent sounds sullen, sullying,
Feelings stark, severe, stressful,
Aflame, singed, searing, smoldering,
Thoughts surging, seeping, slinking,

Placid…As my eyes awaken…...

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Dust floats in the air like it belongs there,
and it accumulates on everything.
Dead skin and mites suspended in mid-air
adhere to practically anything;
sullying surfaces to which they cling.
Dust bunnies gather, morphing into balls; 
that hide under beds and roll down the halls.
Dust spreads allergens, dander, and pet hair,
it collects in corners and sticks to walls;
it's everywhere, yet we don't seem to care....

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