Thursday, February 09, 2023

A sword of Damocles

A sword of Damocles,
a curse, a warning, explicit,
one strike and you are out,
no matter the circumstances,
the precedent, the capriciousness,
the callousness of the edicts
defining the terms, the consequences,
of even a moment of failure;
No recourse, no, get out.
 
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February 9, 2023

A sword of Damocles

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