His Shallow Grave
barely covers his cowardly soul
He took silent souvenirs from us
and buried his dirty treasures.
now I will uncover his tainted grave
to remove those hidden pieces
***
from the shallow ground
***
I weild the heavy shovel
to make a territory claim
upon the soiled mound
which hides his brittle skeleton
***
he thinks is safely in the ground
***
My words will penetrate the Earth
that blankets his cold soul
to release the hearts he carried
for way too many years
***
it’s time to stand my ground
***
Maybe others will stand behind me,
or am I still alone?
I know I’m not the only one
disrupted by his ego.
***
I claim this as my ground.
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KJ Aartila
A writer of words in northern WI with a small family and a large menagerie.
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Knowing more on your background I can better understand the information of poems that you write such as this one. It all makes sense. Very well done thank you.
That is brilliantly vicious.