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the convalarium

Sound that out..

 

it must be the place where

the nurses all wear wide white toothy smiles

and carry needles full of an effective concoction

to stifle determination and immobilize attempted escapees..

 

it must be the place where

they plant you down two and a half feet

and water you amply every day and expose you to

just enough Sun to give you something for which to reach

and feed you enough physician-approved pharmaceuticals

to rid you of any delusions that you may one day make it there.

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Comments

elPintor

Tue 26th Jul 2016 23:13

Thanks, Martin..all kinds of neat scary stuff comes up for me with this one..real and metaphorically speaking.

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Martin Elder

Tue 26th Jul 2016 22:54

What a wonderfully clear flowing piece of poetry. Love it

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