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On Death.
Like everyone I have a hidden mausoleum;
a wood-wormed drawer where buried treasures dwell.
Twin Watermen lay in state,
embraced in shrouds of gold filigree.
The autopsy confirmed their demise;
exsanguinated, bled out like Halal
chicken on Eid Al-Adha.
I'd sacrificed them like a Muslim holy man;
a final stroke for each.
I never fed them but the once,
and replaced each one in turn.
Flawless in a more artisinal hand
they never marched to my tempo.
Zig and zag they went, darting
in tongues, undecipherable.
How they vexed me, left me blue-fingered
blue-thumbed and humbled.
Their sweetly etched 14 carat toes kicking page
after crumpled page to the trashcan;
pissing Prussian over white heavyweight vellum.
They died and in their death throes turned me...
Have you met my Biro?
original
Thanks to those who left feedback, while i many not have used it all, it was all taken into consideration. i'm sure there's more edits still needed.
On Death.
Like everyone I have a hidden mausoleum;
a wood-wormed drawer where buried treasures dwell.
Twin Watermen lay in state,
embraced in shrouds of gold filigree.
The autopsy confirmed their demise;
exsanguinated, bled out like Halal
chicken on Eid Al-Adha.
I'd sacrificed them like a Muslim holy man;
a final stroke for each.
I never fed them but the once,
and replaced each one in turn.
Flawless in a more artisinal hand
they never marched to my tempo.
Zig and zag they went, darting
in tongues, undecipherable.
How they vexed me, left me blue-fingered
blue-thumbed and humbled.
Their sweetly etched 14 carat toes kicking page
after crumpled page to the trashcan;
pissing Prussian over white heavyweight vellum.
They died and in their death throes turned me...
Have you met my Biro?
original
