
Trouble in Hope Springs
In my own defence pro se,
let me say it’s not a closed case
of cooking the books.
Mining for brain fodder
on the lunatic fringe
is not for the squeamish or tone deaf.
Today I’m picking Daffodils;
watching them litter
grief stricken pages with glee.
Tomorrow, I’ll conjure screeds
of smoke & shadows to confound
the sharpest of freshmen.
It’s a game of two halves;
an invention of private
origami fiction,
cutting a dash
amongst jealous algorithms
and smug life coach gurus.
©️Orion Foote, 2022
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