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Rated: E · Poetry · None · #2350551

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You write
inside the circle
I write
outside the arc

Praise and pander
despoiled ground
Where my words
refuse to park

Applause and cheers
to follow
Like the Reaper
closing in

Owning your soul
with each accolade sold
Indentured
— to their whim

(Dreamsleep: November, 2025)
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