Perhaps

It was merely

A passing affair

Shroud

In its veil

In the waves

Of unburdened sleep

In few

Towering moments

These hopes hold true

Lost beyond

Our tormented age

It was all

But a ghastly

And murderous

Façade

Then the world transpired

In gilded

Fiery splendor

© William Wright, Jr.

Excerpt from the book “The Slums of Nightfall”

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About the Author

 My name is William Lorenzo Wright, Jr. I am the youngest of three children, as well as the only son to two loving and hard-working parents. I am a college student from San Diego California and I hold a deep passion for reading and writing poetry. I was sixteen years old when I first fell in love with poetry and I have been faithful to the craft ever since.

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