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A Tactical Appeal

by @crabapple

On this one bit I will not yield: When on a modern battlefield Where not one thought can be concealed As hidden things can be revealed You Shouldn't Wield a Wooden Shield
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Written by
crabapple
26 / F / Pennsylvania
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Written by
crabapple
26 / F / Pennsylvania
Published
Mar 3, 2021
Time
1m
Notes

Simple idea worked out over a few days.

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#spoonerism#war#battle#chess#metaphor#internalrhyme#assonance#iambic#tetrameter
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