Poem -

Ebony Dread, inspired by The Lottery

Sticks and stones may break my bones

But the lottery never hurt me

A village day

Where all can play

At death

That's the game

The paper is clean

Your body is free

Just for another year

The dot fills you with fear

The Grimm Reaper is here

You know that it's time to leave

An annual cry

Just say your goodbyes

Don't scream or kick or whine

Don't make a fuss

Don't be a wuss

To their ritual of sickening sin

Black dot yelp

Black dot cry

Black dot burden say bye bye

Sticks and stones may break my bones

And the lottery

It killed me.

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Tony Taylor

WOW!! ~ HANNAH MAE THOMAS!!......... this is a strikingly insightful write.......... the creativity on display here is most promising......... the lottery scrutinized at it's core....... great read............ALL STARS........ well done........ look forward to more......... and..........WELCOME to COSMO!!........... smiles..........T xo

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Kimmy Alan

I remember seeing that movie before you were born.Ā It made a lasting impact.Ā  Great work kid.

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AUTHOR WILLIAMS...

Hi Hannah,

Great write, thanks for sharing, I love the below lines

The dot fills you with fear

The Grimm Reaper is here

You know that it's time to leave

An annual cry

Just say your goodbyes

Regards

Willy

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Hannah Mae Thomas

Such lovely words!! Thankyou for the feedback, definitely a confidence builder and definitely helpful to future writings. Kind regards, Hannah. X

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AUTHOR WILLIAMS...

Hi Hannah,

You are most welcome, do write poems from heart, regards & loveĀ 

Willy

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