NaPM 18 April 2022

[Semicircle]

That "Peter Paul" thing was clever, I have to say,
even though it was technically a pun; although,
I'm not sure if a pun is appropriate for the subject matter
even though it would be a shame to get rid of it.
If this was a more lighthearted poem it would work
but it seems a bit jarring for me.

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Francis Bacon- The Black Tryptichs





He's dead there
and I left him
hunched over
the toilet.

I am the abuser;
I thought I was
incapable,
but he's dead:
I killed him.

I am a masochist
but I realize now,
to become corrupted,
you must be a sadist as well.

Though, I did not revel in his pain,
I did to my own,
when he died.