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The Vicious Circle       

You speak, they spike

The pique, the pike

The rise, the ruse

The cries, the noose

You speak, they spook

The king, the rook

The wells, the walls

The fells, the falls

You speak, they spark

The sphinx, the shark

The hands, the hounds

The bands, the bounds

You speak, they strike

The shriek, the shrike

The chains, the cuffs

The canes, the roughs

You slip, they slap

You trip, they trap

You weep, they wipe

They reap, you’re ripe

You lie, they give

You die, they live

You snooze, they strive

You lose, they thrive

So stand you should

Though crouched, though crude

The cause so just

So win you must

…………………………………………….

Retribution, highs and lows

All around, and round it goes…

…………………………………………….

They speak, you spook

The pawn, the rook

The falls, the fells

The walls, the wells

They speak, you strike

The shriek, the shrike

The cuffs, the chains

The roughs, the canes

… … …

…………………………………………..

And round and round it goes…

Raman Ramsin

2005

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