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The Firm
Presided over nature tamed
and kept within its ken.
A stone’s throw from Hyde Park,
a long approach, and barriers assumed
as much as planted in the ground.
And what was it she came to figurehead?
A ratfish nest of racial purity,
sexual perversion, egotistical
ravings of men in tailcoats,
and gussied blandishments of wives.
and kept within its ken.
A stone’s throw from Hyde Park,
a long approach, and barriers assumed
as much as planted in the ground.
And what was it she came to figurehead?
A ratfish nest of racial purity,
sexual perversion, egotistical
ravings of men in tailcoats,
and gussied blandishments of wives.
Published 13th Sep 2022
Author's Note
For “The Queen is dead” contest. Had rather a hard time finding tags for this one.
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14th Sep 2022 2:03am
they’re arresting people holding up bits of paper saying down with the monarchy; for their own protection, apparently
