Illustration byTed Giffin
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Here in the dark I sit.
Polishing my sins
with a rag and spit.
No matter how hard I rub,
the patina never succumbs.
Encrusted with smudge,
it’s difficult to shine.
Woe festers underneath skin –
A soul burdened with crimes
of the heart.
Handcuffed and caged
with unyielding bars.
Cast away the key.
My penance will stretch an eternity.
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