Thursday, December 26, 2013

What follows


What follows
Is innocence

The word
Whole-shrouded
Has had its sheet
Short or long
To cotton
Sentenced evil
And afraid

What follows
Is innocence
On death watch
Breaking bread
To eat the terms
Rising inhumane
To the last

Nothing original sins
What follows is innocence


















Tom McGlynn
copyright 2013

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