horrors of war
transmitted in code
sharp and biting
steady staccato
bread and butter
in this day, this hour
demand debts repaid
as common teat sours
cryptographers
triangulate
strangle the enemy
calling down hellfire
with deadly accuracy
trust in us the daily pap
curling in on ourselves
we squander the measure
our precious lives
floating unanchored
rumours run rampant
as earth's population flags
will to survive overcome
we entertain our desire
to let go and die
out of a dark void
called into being
a city comes
crystallized concretion
golden chrysanthemum
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Magpie Pearls
Poetry~ This poetic journey started when I began questioning why I write poetry. The assumption I'd come across pearls of wisdom to impart is quickly challenged by readers of "Magpie Pearls", leading me to explore truth in a broader sense. Is truth univer...
