Partly Blue Sky IV

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standing
at the apex
of an emotional
cul de sac 
at the edge
of an arete
the minor goddess
Arete appealed
to my innate
sense of #arete
to step back
not to kiss her
with a ... 

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Teetering between hope and dread
The national #ambience reflects 
Bloated corrupt personification
Of everything wrong in our head 
Past sets the table's vibration
Climate repast served piping hot
We need a new aura menu soon
Or we'll keep getting what we got

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#autonomy spent
soiled with each passing year
squash my mortal seed

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parking in a forest preserve 
after a double date 
the chorus of our 
collective youthful #ardor
spilled out the car windows 
into the surrounding trees 
sending all little furry critters 
scampering for safe harbor

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Redeeming  #attributes everywhere 
Yet not a single one to share
I know redemption doesn't sell
Cause the  algorithm told me so
It's the only way to tell

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Media fodder #puzzle of the day:

If it thinks
If it slinks
If it stinks
Like garbage.

Then what is it?

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decaf coffee left
me #hollow and cold even
if filled to the rim

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