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Some people say they don’t believe in ghosts

But there is one sitting right under your nose

It is the ghost of your father’s father

Asking you what the hell you are doing

You accomplishments are meager but your

Trivial cheek would describe otherwise.

Hornets swallow your ever-changing eyes,

And come pouring out at me with a glance.

But even with those mad hornets swarming,

Even with the maggots dropping out of

Your contemptuous mouth, light still shines on

the cocoons encasing your hushed breath.

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