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words clad in half-truths

specters of panic and hate

speech is a weapon

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soldiers saluting 

cargo of pimple-faced boys

quota of spare parts   

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hell freezes over

love is too little too late

chatroom falls silent  

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earth is in lock-down 

I have a jones for your skin 

Babylon burning 

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flipside of midday

hubcaps reflect milkyway

moonstruck we shift gears

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black fishnet stockings

preacher's lust claims altarboy

original kin 

Haiku is an important form of traditional Japanese poetry. The English language format of haiku today is a symmetrical 17 syllable verse consisting of three lines with 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively. Although rooted in seasonal nature images, modern haiku treat with an unrestricted range of contemporary subjects.

 ------------ Haiku by Ana Elsner are thought-provoking rather than contemplative. 

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