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Damocles

Damocles

 

the striking serpent

in my left

hisses and spits

Assssssad

the rabid wolf

in my right

froths and foams

for freedom

and either of these

sly predators

could have delivered

the fatal bite

that caused parents

and children

to weep blister

burn and die

 

a black man

with skin of grey

and eyes bloodshot

...

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