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Worldly Nightmare MAG

March 16, 2015
By NonchalantDante GOLD, Baltimore, Maryland
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"Beauty does not induce enough pain for a poem" -Ray-yo

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Manila brown and government tan
Haunt my daily dreams
Cloth-hewn cubicles and vanilla parchment
Managing corporate teams
A brown briefcase and a company car
With a wallet not too gaunt
I toss and turn and sweat and moan
Because I know they won’t wake up

© Kevin M., Miami, FL

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HudaZav SILVER said...
on May. 19 2015 at 6:14 pm
HudaZav SILVER, Toronto, Other
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This piece is so descriptive and abstract, I love it! Keep it up :)