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Reflections of a dream song

We sit at a crowded dinner table
under the specter
of beautiful women;
powerless by privilege.
 
a hunger that cannot be filled
and wealth we could not quench our pockets
yet we're always jealous of who and what we don't have,
 
so our plate remains empty.
Written by samael (Zaroff poetry)
Published | Edited 14th Sep 2018
Author's Note
a tribute to john berryman in which I share a birthday with.

https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/dream-song-4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_Songs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Berryman
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