Poetry Slam Challenge 4: Regretful back view on a blatant life (Original Poem)

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Poetry Slam Challenge: Loop Poetry. Rule of @prufarchy's great "Poetry Slam Challenge #4" is that the last word of each sentence must be the first word in the next. Be creative, have fun playing around with words and join!

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Knee deep in entwined dirt,
dirt he never managed to get rid of,
of greed, blood, perfume and lust.

Lust for power,
power he abused even as he fell.
Fell into the deepest shallowness of arrogance,
arrogance paired with audacity and structural violence.
Violence led him into a vicious circle,
circle of hate and hating back.

Back view of a man who once had it all,
all he wanted, fulfilled were all his needs.
Needs now no more than a warm hand.
Hand reaches out,
out into an emptiness.
Emptiness is all that's there,
there in his last breaths.

Breaths cold, rattling and full of regrets.

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Poetry Slam Challenge

This was my "Poetry Slam Challenge 4" entry. You are next!
All images: own work