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Synonyms for euphemisms,
cosmetic camouflage
and powder rooms,
polite cruelty in taffeta
and department store cologne,
fussing about china patterns
and the virtues of private schools,
pretending death
only visits others,
fantasizing Fortune’s wheel fixed
hard times earned.
About the Creator
Harper Lewis
Ekke Ekke Ekke Ekke Ptang Zoo Boing!
Intrusive rhyme bothers me, except as a weapon.
Intertextuality is my passion.
Formalist/ New Critical are my guiding theories.
My words are mine, not a robot’s.
MA English literature, CofC
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