Corpse

Haiku of the dead body

By Joe PattersonPublished about 7 hours ago • Updated about 7 hours ago • 1 min read

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There the body lays

As the decomposition

hits from the sun rays.

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Joe Patterson

Hi I'm Joe Patterson. I am a writer at heart who is a big geek for film, music, and literature, which have all inspired me to be a writer. I rap, write stories both short and long, and I'm also aspiring to be an author and a filmmaker.

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Susan Fourtané 5 minutes ago
A morbid little haiku. I think it’s brilliant.

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