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ALCATRAZ LABS

He's protecting his fentanyl trade
where it's made in a florida glade
by the government's slaves
who were preyed on by knaves
in the shade of an immigrant raid

There are young people, old people too
who are fed people steeping in stew
and the bones boiled white
grow a soiled appetite
as a blight grows among them anew

Oh, their feet full of sores reek of rot
as they tread vats of chemical snot
and they moan from the pain
while they're going insane
they complain of the strain they are wrought

With their eyes weeping blood, some will scream
when they wake in this inhuman dream
agents twist off their tongues
then rip out their lungs
as they're hung from a splintery beam

As the fentanyl flows through the gate
to the streets where the zombies await
so, the cash trickles down
to the president's town
all around, there is darkness and hate

The president's eyes are aglow
and his nose is a-burning with blow
his head's red with fire
and enfamished desire
his command demands chaos to grow

and the alligators, content
and the wonderers where people went
are an innocent part
when the workers depart
to the silence outside of their tent

About This Poem

Last Few Words: A double limerick as we ramp up to hallowe'en. Scary ideas are the bones of the season. If you're inclined to, feel free to add your scary ideas into the theme. I'm happy to share!

Style/Type: Structured: Western

Review Request Direction: What did you think of my title?
How was my language use?
What did you think of the rhythm or pattern or pacing?
How does this theme appeal to you?
How was the beginning/ending of the poem?

Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing Stage: Editing - draft

About the Author

Country/Region: Lake Simcoe Canada

Favorite Poets: Poe, Frost, E.B. Browning, Theodor Seuss Geisel,

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|Triskelion

|Triskelion

6 months 1 week ago

...like this..

...you do this...

There are young people, old people too
who are fed people steeping in stew
and the bones boiled white
grow a soiled appetite
as a blight grows among them anew