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FOOD FOR THE PEOPLE

by Aaron

By Aaron RichmondPublished 2 months ago Updated 2 months ago 1 min read
FOOD FOR THE PEOPLE
Photo by Raisa Milova on Unsplash

WE saw it was coming; like we always do.

A kingdom desperate to wage war on neighbors.

We eat together. What else can we do?

*

The red tie smiles, deciding who deserves food,

Ignorance is bliss, patiently wait for the saviors...

We saw it was coming; like we always do.

*

It's celebrated policy, we *must* back the blue;

they beat the body to incentive our labors.

We eat together. What else can we do?

*

Real markets collapse, people in a bread queue,

but still we build, we steady saboteurs.

We saw it was coming; like we always do.

*

As robustness takes hold, the air will taste new,

learning communion from those would be tutors.

We eat together. What else can we do?

*

Soon courts will debate if dying is due,

SCOTUS will bless these player's prayers.

We saw it was coming; like we always do.

We eat together. What else can we do?

Villanelle

About the Creator

Aaron Richmond

I get bored and I write things. Sometimes they're good. Sometimes they're bad. Mostly they're things.

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