people wait in line
to receive injections:
lumps of curdled cream
floating in the coffee,
expired prematurely
4.16.2022
Apr 16, 2022
Apr 16, 2022 at 8:01 PM UTC
people wait in line
to receive injections:
lumps of curdled cream
floating in the coffee,
expired prematurely
4.16.2022
5/6/5/6/6 English contemporary syllable count
Includes a traditional kakekotoba (pivot/"swing bridge")
Metaphor & symbolism stays intact when the tanka above is read from bottom to top
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