IN RESPONSE TO CHALKBOARD’S POETRY PROMPT “RUST”

The Rising Plume of Rust

A One-Line Poem

Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash

Grotesque greed for black-gold,
drenched the corrupted brains
to clamor over senate seats,
for once entrusted
now painted with rust
decaying into blighted beds
of venality.

© Sneha Mankar
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Thanks to Robert Faron, Harper Thorpe, Kathy Jacobs, and the entire team of Chalkboard for the Chalkboard one-line poetry prompt Rust:

Rust on the Soul