The Bitter Taste

The Bitter Taste

A Poem by Jack Cassidy
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Failing...

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What happened? 
Ordinary, mundane, 
ugly, rotten fruit.

Plucked early, 
cutting teeth, 
the hope decaying. 

Once forbidden, 
defiled appetite, 
drowning my thoughts. 

Empty grave,
empty soul, 
and deceased life.

© 2013 Jack Cassidy


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Added on July 10, 2013
Last Updated on July 31, 2013
Tags: poetry, spiritual, dark

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Jack Cassidy
Jack Cassidy

Danville, VA



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