Antidote
Bitten by the snake of lies
envenomed
numbing
weak.
Lightheadedness
bewilderment.
The injured barely speak.
Help's arriving.
Breathe.
Relax.
Reality detoxifies.
The antidote?
Cold facts.
Antidote © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
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25 words (prompt limit). Detoxify brevity challenge prompt - link:
https://allpoetry.com/contest/2765213-24-words-or-less---Detox-your---LALAH-DELIA-noguest
Submitted: November 11, 2020