poem

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comes a thousand pieces of silver
     gold tarnished by a broken sunset
every earth-toned song from shore by mustafa
bounces off white
     sanitized
     sanitarium walls of the ship
     a distorted high-energy intruder
     surveys the landscape
     shadowing the manicure
     of perfectly placed palms
     stark crisp uniforms
     shifting around the deck

another attempt to drown
every creation of original dirt
     sweating armpits
     homeless hands
with whitewashed dreams
     stalking mallory square key west
          ultimately failing
          by next high tide

--- e b bortz

Authors Website: http://ebbortz.blogspot.com

Authors Bio:
Poems, essays, and stories by e b bortz have been published widely.