AFTER
Hello, old friend
So glad to see
you made it through
after all the things
we threw at you
through
and
through
Disdain
Disgust
Distrust
Disease
Dismal
Dank
Dark
Dreary
Chemicals
Fission
Reactions
or common or garden
Stamping you underfoot
Yes
We surely did
EVERYTHING
we could
to demolish you
Destroy you
Disarm you
Discard you
Hello, old friend
so glad to see you
made it through
and through
and through
Have you not won
Admiration?
Vindication?
Celebration?
Are you not
plaudit
drowning?
Should we not
sing your praises
lift you on high?
Because we won’t
you know
We’ll send you
scurrying
and dream
more ways
to end you
End you
End you
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Love-Peace-Trust
Vince
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