immoderation

the 
     happy  
              prince
would be
   a 
      p
          p
             a
                l
                   l
                     e
                        d
by the site 
         of his kingdom
in a 
d
e
s
p
e
r
a
t
e
s
t
a
t
e
after all
     the furnished
plucked stones 
    & scraps  
of peeled 
    gold-leaf
had been 
g.i.f.t.e.d.
via the swallow’s 
                    devotion
between 
      the prince’s vibrant
              sapphire optics
and a ruby 
         in the shade
                   of a freshly 
            polished
                      red delicious
poor beings 
s-u-f-f-e-r
n
o
u
r
i
s
h
m
e
n
t  
tragic
    to state, 
          is the least
of their concerns
        one forced to reside
                 in a fortified 
            tissue paper
 brick château 
                 cement,
             is non-existent.   

Inspired By Anna Mazzotta, A Man Of Expensive Taste 

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