meandering along,
the scarlet river
flooded the landscape
of his wrinkled face,
droplets clung to
his pallid coarse beard
royal gore,
sovereign of recorded visions,
warm like the culprit’s tongue
but blinding
the hue of the laureate’s
last appearance
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narcotic
Poetrynar·cot·ic /närˈkädik/ adjective 1. relating to or denoting narcotics or their effects or use 2. things that makes us want to never wake up
