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the coming of age of innocence
i came pristine
from salt lake city
swathed and swaddled
upon my mother's breast
knowing not life was a test
my tongue was clean
truth craved no pity
while i toddled
in youthful innocence
owing life no recompense
my first lie told
me at my second
celebration
of liberty on earth
when truth withheld his mirth
my thirst for gold
my young lust beckoned
alteration
of wisdom that should chide
my prostituted pride
i dread the dark
wherein my passion
consummated
by lecherous intent
may leave me cold and spent
stir not my spark
touch not my ration
consecrated
i wait for him alone
of whose bones i am bone
Copyright 2021 October 19
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
from salt lake city
swathed and swaddled
upon my mother's breast
knowing not life was a test
my tongue was clean
truth craved no pity
while i toddled
in youthful innocence
owing life no recompense
my first lie told
me at my second
celebration
of liberty on earth
when truth withheld his mirth
my thirst for gold
my young lust beckoned
alteration
of wisdom that should chide
my prostituted pride
i dread the dark
wherein my passion
consummated
by lecherous intent
may leave me cold and spent
stir not my spark
touch not my ration
consecrated
i wait for him alone
of whose bones i am bone
Copyright 2021 October 19
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
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