Grim Reality
Cold truth
cuts through
scythe
high in hand
reaping falsehoods
from the land.
Seen distantly,
a ghastly act
although we seek peace
in the fact
deceptions threaten
lesser crops
as another scarecrow
drops.
Grim Reality © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
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33 words (prompt limit). Truth is Death brevity challenge prompt - link:
https://allpoetry.com/contest/2766841-33-words-or-less---truth-is-death---Bruce-L-noguest
Submitted: December 7, 2020