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Anti-Inflammatory

a free verse poem

By Randy BakerPublished about a year ago 1 min read
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slander

hyperbole

othering

dehumanization

red/blue

right/left

innuendo

finger-wagging

vitriol

not me

all them

.

Crucify them!

.

God forbid

we get a dose

of our own medicine.

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About the Creator

Randy Baker

Poet, author, essayist.

My Vocal "Top Stories":

* The Breakers Motel * 7 * Holding On * Til Death Do Us Part * The Fisherman

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  • ReadShakurrabout a year ago

    Excellent piece

  • Margaret Brennanabout a year ago

    profound, realistic, and brilliantly written.

  • angela hepworthabout a year ago

    So, so prominently relevant!

  • Mackenzie Davisabout a year ago

    Amen! You'd think we'd all get exhausted by it all and do better. Yet...

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