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ALL THIS.

“Fuck it, I was always destined to either be beaten to death or die in prison anyway, A good ending for me was never in the stars So, I might as well just get it over with…”

By Ross E Fortune LombardiPublished 6 months ago 1 min read

ALL THIS.

By

Ross E F Lombardi.

.

To Kill a silent mocking word.

To allow a scream to die

To not allow a whisper to be heard

To promote and brag the lie.

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To disallow dissent to be stirred.

To disallow the journalist to pry.

To slaughter the singing pretty bird.

To forbid the child to cry

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No spirit may look skyward.

No one may stand too tall.

You MUST conform to the mewing herd.

ALL THIS to control us All.

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About the Creator

Ross E Fortune Lombardi

Writer and Artist.

A (Constantly Failing To Be Funny) satirist!

Mutare non est meum

Cantus moriar

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[email protected]

BLOG:

http://lombot.co.uk

You Tube:

https://www.youtube.com/@Rat_Lombot/featured

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  • ROCK aka Andrea Polla (Simmons)6 months ago

    Thankful to have discovered you through Vocal Social Society! You are featued int his week's Dynamic Duo! Congrats!

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