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A.C. Cargill, All-Human Author's avatar

Reach and grab and grasp

Fill my lungs with pestilence

I defy it all

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Honeygloom's avatar

Love this! Never let her get you down!

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Richbee's avatar

Microbe manic rage-rat

Unseen , a dark night

Flees the probe and ‘scope light

To seek revenge—humanity’s fate

Equalizing population a fixed date

Death-cancer consumes itself to no end.

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Honeygloom's avatar

“Microbe maniac rage-rat” is a phenomenal description, well done!🖤

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Thea Wood's avatar

This is not my will

Do not kill the messenger

Your pain is well earned.

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Honeygloom's avatar

Oh I love this! Not so subtle reminder to behave🖤

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A N Wallace's avatar

Light banished dark nine

But last son, wily of tongue,

duped the left behind.

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Honeygloom's avatar

This so good! The internal rhyme in the middle line and the rhymes in the first and third… I love it!🖤

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A N Wallace's avatar

Thanks so very much!

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Ika Wright's avatar

This is quite an interesting myth. Good haiku Honeygloom, you focused on the topped up misery bought about by this goddess.

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Honeygloom's avatar

She’s a terrifying one, definitely! And thank you 🙏

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A.P. Murphy's avatar

Nine born, nine plagues

To loose upon us, mother.

Did you see what birth unleashed?

Better to unsee those children.

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Honeygloom's avatar

Ooo interesting, maybe her blindness was so she didn’t have to be complicit. Very cool take🖤

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