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Spittlebugs

My words come thick and fast,
their speed and expressiveness
fills the air with devastation,
this stormbringer tosses truth
out with the broken future -

such is the art of a lie. 

I hold still,
time to see
clear contours through the blur.

and there they are:
spittlebugs on your lip,
and I know you're safe.
 

Egads, Dave--I looked up spittlebugs. This is one harsh piece of writing. Well-written, effective but heart-breaking.

Nice read Dave.
Interesting use of spittle.
Typo on last line? 'You're'  

Thanks Indar - perhaps harsher than meant - maybe a result of the edit from the NAPO version.
Thanks Colm  for the comment of the typo - so obvious and so silly.
Dave

Awesome narrative hits like a full-open water hose.
Stunning closing lines.

Wow, and bravo. 

T

Why spittlebugs?  Because they suck plants' sap, like draining a soul?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/19/scie ... -home.html

Guess last stanza confuses me.