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AKA: the bitters fix your stomach

By susan marie loehePublished 3 years ago 1 min read
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what happened as a direct result of

the baiting

the pittance given

the malicious stories

the threat of starvation

insanity

or judgment

never could hold fast

there's that turning of the worm

cleaning the eye sockets see

and remember, it's all my fault

that was the agreement

and

mirrors allowed

so it's cool

the cost of a decent lawyer

the vast difference a joke

someone who stood very alone

did the unheard of

in the name of

how much there was available

what was done with it

exactly known

the risk of great loss, horrific abuse

to blood tied infants

public record

so willingly taken in the name of

a different type of saving account

all's well that ends well, right?

RIGHT?

the tone set

the campaign against

the husbands watched closely for

slightest transgressions of the

anti her program

the pariah sees you clearly

he was sweet in private

just know

common knowledge is easily come by

some missed the chance

to stand up for at least the truth

of what's factually unknown

gobbling the thanksgiving dog puke

greedily from the carpet

like Pavlov, good children agree

there is nobility far beyond your reach

this addiction to envy, honey

a more missed boat is not to be found

it's said shit floats

so there's that

all the cancers eat themselves

it's someone else's turn to look away today

so look away

move along

there's nothing to see here

and you've heard it in your own voice now

surreal poetry
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susan marie loehe

everything is Art, Art is Everything.

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