Dolts



Dolts
How many times must captivity I scream,
    until you dolts, understand where real and reality collide,
        without trial or charge
              imprisoned I have been.

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The reality of what I'm saying should be obvious at this point, but apparently is not, because my captors are allowing me the use of my computer and an internet connection, are they using me as a decoy?

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Written on February 13, 2023

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Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCDE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 179
Words 27
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5

Terence Cummings Smith

Born Darby Pa, May 1st 1950 attended college briefly in 1969, Poet Warrior more…

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