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Rated: E · Poetry · Contest Entry · #2186882

24 Syllables Contest entry. Prompt word:Cretin

"Snake Oil Salesman"


Boasting
Deceptions told
Empty promises from the stump
Hailed as a god
A cretin by others





24 Syllables Contest entry
Prompt word: Cretin (n) stupid, vulgar, insensitive person, scum, sleaze, dirt-bag
2/4/8/4/6=24
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