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 Sep 2022 WickedHope
ThePoet
They oppose the poor
and the truth tellers,
deflecting modesty
among the crowd

They close the door
with the gossiping sellers,
rejecting honesty
strong and proud

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 Aug 2022 WickedHope
ryn
cascades
 Aug 2022 WickedHope
ryn
.

still and quiet nights
words come in stifling cascades
borne of sky and stars


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 Aug 2022 WickedHope
ryn
Naïveté
 Aug 2022 WickedHope
ryn
We hadn’t realised…

That we spoke of love
that was enshrouded
by child-like naïveté.

We had then,
fire in our hearts,
sparks in our eyes
and clouds in our heads

but

marbles in our mouths.
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