Saturday, August 2, 2014

The Luxuries I Disown

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I cannot speak
Of the “sorrowful mundane”
Of the warm luxuries
I am swift to disown

Comfort ensnares me
And I must never weep
Nor bellow in agony
From within my homely shell

Hardship rests afar
Beyond my coddled frame
Beckoning for my silence
Yearning to quiet
My thoughtless sniveling

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