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The Asp at Cleopatra’s Breast

A poem that may or may not make sense in any direction. I don’t even know

By J. Otis HaasPublished 3 years ago • Updated 3 years ago • 1 min read
The Asp at Cleopatra’s Breast
Photo by Tom Podmore on Unsplash

We will forget each-other

It is impossible to imagine

The way things turned out

Those nights when we were lotophagi

With all the agonies and ecstasies

It could be any other way

How could I think

You are the Alpha and the Omega

While

I am the asp at Cleopatra’s breast

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    Written by J. Otis Haas