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Apr 2013
plaster has fallen away
from fronts of buildings
laid bare
the brickwork underneath
like skeleton without flesh
jawbone & bared teeth
where cheek has been ripped away
death visits
and takes tea
the crumbling of all human endeavour while we deny as we die
Eileen Prunster
Written by
Eileen Prunster  Tasmania
(Tasmania)   
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