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Sweet 'n Low

fatally fake

By Harper Lewis Published 28 days ago • 1 min read
Sweet 'n Low
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Enough saccharine

to kill a lab rat, cloyingly

sweet

with that chemical aftertaste.

I'd rather

suffer through

the bitters

than die of

fake sweetness.

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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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    Written by Harper Lewis