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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

portents


by genghis gilgamesh



ali baba had forty thieves
adam only had one eve
twenty-four blackbirds baked n a pie
seven portents in the sky

ten little zombies walked the night
eleven apostles stayed out of sight
judas hanged himself from a tree
because everything is meant to be

eight white monkeys saw a sign
they had theirs and i had mine
one is one ad two is two
tell me who did this to you

sinbad rode on jonah’s whale
and he lived to tell the tale
five wise virgins on the shore
laughed and shouted we want more

the queen of sheba wore a frown
when the circus came to town
but there was no mystery
she wanted to get in for free

i fished for minnows in a pail
and only caught the holy grail
but into harvard they won’t let me
i guess some people just don’t get me



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