Panem et circenses

we are a people distracted and sucked in to weep for the most ridiculous shows

as painted puppets tell us the meaning of things

with no bare face only lies

Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Saturday 17 August 1667.

Dave Bonta

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