nor elbow grease to make life die
I’m alive but defunct
I’m in grieve and in flub
walls are moving
ready for wrecking
a heart of enmity
made life so chaffy
make one bite the dust
let one swing the shaft
then hear one say goodbye
-til ne’er, bon voyage
a tear for panegyric
every word sounds pallid
an eternity spent for pleasure
so astray came to schism…
Author notes
haha... don't know if these words/phrases are... new to you... i'm so sorry if they're not.. some simple definition follows:
*pan⋅e⋅gyr⋅ic /ˌpænɪˈdʒɪrɪk, -ˈdʒaɪrɪk/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [pan-i-jir-ik, -jahy-rik]
–noun 1. a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
2. formal or elaborate praise.
*flub
-noun.. a blunder
*enmity
-typically mutual hatred or ill will
*bite the dust
- to suffer humiliation or defeat
- to come to an end
-to fall dead
*schism
-separation
*pallid
-pale
*defunct
-dead
*elbow grease
-effort
*grieve
-hurt
*astray
-off the desired path or course
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