“ersatZ”
In substituted things, in battle lines,
In all of my egregious missteps,
I pay the price in feelings, or in fines –
A heart that’s rent, a torn-up quadriceps –
And I can dress up words, and syllables
To speak about the pain I have, or cause,
To many varied individuals
By means of word, or deed, or even pause —
There’s only this: that I must pay, at last,
I’ve drunk and dined, and had all of my fill;
But dinner hour, now, has come and passed,
And I can’t go until I’ve paid my bill
The ersatz truth I tried to substitute
Is gone – and what it was is rather
Moot
challenge: link the words a-z in one piece. It has been fun following your choice of words in this challenge and i can’t help but be curious if they have, at least from time to time along the way, had some association or connection with each other.
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I love that idea.
Thanks.
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i’ll watch for it.
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