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Those rat-tailed folk [207] Kill ovens [206] PPC #10 & #11

Those rat-tailed folk...

Anger stoked
by your deception,
tears tarnish
clear mirrors of coping
as an unwanted perception
of what he hears,
not what you say,
vanishes hope like wisps of smoke
to harass those rat-tailed folk
that nibble at his fears;
his conception of peace
eroding as you speak

© Copyright 2021 Kåre Enga [178.207] (16.agosto.2021)

12 lines

PPC#11 Prompt: smoke, mirrors, perception

Kill Ovens

gloves off,
pavlov enters to ring his bell
his halo veiled
as a coven of doves
seek refuge above the kill ovens
then scatter
for there's plenty of love
where flesh fuses
and bones burn to ash
just not enough crumbs
to feed their hope
or their children

© Copyright 2021 Kåre Enga [178.206] (16.agosto.2021)

12 lines

PPC#10 Prompt "Love is hidden":

halo veiled
pavlov enters
kill ovens

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Promptly Poetry Challenge (2023-2024)  (E) 52 weeks + 52 prompts = 52 poems #2222203 by Lilith of House Martell

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