08/13/2024 "Chrome"

The people who
have a place,
are the ones who
forget there is
a place for them to be.

Alternate routes
to exceptional talent
fall from the tree
at night.

They have blackmail,
so that only their
time is the right time;
when light passes,
words are spoken.

The well is dark and deep:
more money,
more fame,
more art
caught in the trap.

I have resigned
to become you;
a shell of my
former self
is still not enough
payment.

Raise the bucket
with water
too beautiful
to drink.


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Ally F.V.