The Social Ladder

by Maren L Johnson   Mar 25, 2016


Avarice breeds contempt,
disrupting equilibrium.

Forgotten graces; haughty imps jubilate,
keenly listening, memorializing news
of people quietly receding.

Slippery transgressions ultimately vanquish wiles.

X-out yawning Zacchaeus.

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  • 7 years ago

    by Brenda

    Oooh aptly put, nice write-