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10-from Pandoras Box

As the Id Breaks from Pandoras Box

The sun announced it would not shine any longer

The star around which the earth orbits

Stated it was through casting pearls at swine

 

The life-giving warmth of the sun

Concedes it is no match

For the irascible darkness of earthlings

 

The cocoa glistens

Under the dark-skinned moonshine

Primal juices lay in wait


                 They must be pounded dry to obtain

The irresistible nectar

Of the fierce harvest

 

Once satisfied, they are quickly discarded

Never to be remembered or discussed

During the light of day

 

Forced into the category

If the need arises

Under occasional truths

Drew Marshall

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