A thousand ornaments
And a potful of ointments
Can not cleanse a soul
Dipped in the pit
Of hate and avarice

In a million years
You return all in tears
Still a desolate soul
Crumpled, raggedly sit
In hate and avarice

A painted devil
An adorned sepulchre
~© The Mac-Kadicou Phenomenon.
21st December, 2022

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