A curse in any language

07 July 2011 - 18:45 By Bruce Gorton
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Upon the tongue it launches set absurd/ Falling towards the ground as if unheard/ Landing with a thud that turns heads/ Tramped into the gravel under tire treads/ Unclear and lacking in understanding/ Said quiet or in voices demanding/ Washed away with the fallen rain

Upon the tongue it launches set absurd

Falling towards the ground as if unheard

Landing with a thud that turns heads

Tramped into the gravel under tire treads

Unclear and lacking in understanding

Said quiet or in voices demanding

Washed away with the fallen rain

The language used was too foreign

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