Epitaph for a Possum
Here lies a myopic mom
--unkindly evolved--
Hrududowned and done
Pancaked to memory
By the common barrage
Of shift-made squeals
And tactless gears.
Epitaph for a Flea
Here lies a Malingerer.
Hand-plucked ganglion
Pinched through.
Born without autonomy
And slain for it, too.
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