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Messy Man: A Sacred Poem

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

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Jun 20, 2025
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Messy Man

On the weekend I will clean,
And my rooms will have the sheen
Of good order, and the grounds
Of my living shall resound
With avowals they are fit
Tents to be where he might sit.

Selfish is the messy man,
Whose fortress rusts like a can
Left unwashed, upon which thrives
Death’s decay, a wormy hive.
But…

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