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i’m the tortoise  (  esiotrot eht m’i  )

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i'm the tortoise, son of thunder

thane of merchants, trade & plunder


tablets green & votive candles

weasel schemes & flaps in sandals


shielding sheep & strumming lyres

king of swindles, gifting fires


khan of parcels, christmas sweaters

post-it notes & scribbled letters


sweating feathers of an evening

rising when the sun is beaming


in the twinkle's brightness winking

shite a flipping brick if sinking


shades of red & days of static

queues of putrid, stagnant traffic


i'm the tortoise, son of thunder

if inverted - buckle under

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