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Lemon Meringue
ISSUE #1
Author: Sky
Lemon Meringue
Author: Sky
ISSUE #1
War, a poet's apology
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War

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Im sorry, darling,

I have heard

Poets have no place

Speaking here.

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We proselytize

With our persuasive

Pretty little prose,

Oft’ from distant groves

Beneath swaying trees. 

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I know, 

No one asks for life,

To be born with wealth,

But,

We all must deal

The hand we’re dealt.

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I get it, 

Your pockets are hungry, 

But our bellies rumble 

For something yummy.

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So please, no stumbling,

If you're looking to avoid our feast.

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In America,

We have guns

And printing presses, 

Schisms and great recesses,

Racism and Homophobia.

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It feels Möbius… 

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“Pens are mightier than swords,”

Well… ask those who bleed for freedom.

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 I see

Spasms of anger

Flex through the poor

For every penny paid

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To hold open doors

For rich folks.

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Wages cage us

We rattle our can 

For someone to save us.

But who else but you?

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My friends, 

Freedom is bought 

With buckets of blood, 

Not sought 

With the point of a pen.

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The tree which leans heavily

Over one’s home

Is best despatched 

Before a great storm.

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But,

That is my opinion.

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Thunder may scare my loves innocence

But so will the great crack of the tree outside.

It’s best, I guess, 

To fell before the storm arrives.

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Yet..

To see the maple’s sap

Over my axe,

As I hack at the thick of its base;

It will still fill my eyes with tears 

And wet my face.

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Lemon Meringue
Poetry
Prose
Lyrics
Last updated: Nov 8, 2025
Total word count: 1,923
Total reading time: 9 Minutes
Writer:
Sky
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