Laudanum Poem by Justin Aptaker

Laudanum



how can i afford the cure?
the cure is my disease
how can i speak with words still pure?
my doctor poisons me
yet will i laud
and make it
soft
the words of the wise
are plainly lost

Justin Aptaker
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: abstract,esoteric,existentialism,expression,language,philosophical ,riddle,riddle poem,spiritual,wisdom
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