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Written From The Heart

Tanner R. Layton (he/him)
Tanner R. Layton (he/him)

Feb 26, 2021

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Leadership

A poem

Photo by Jacob Schwartz on Unsplash

This abusive extension of boredom
established a cognitive kingdom
of tarnished silver
and used gold,
tweed jackets
and wool folds.

The scent of baking hits my nose.

Here I was:
baked into a cake
of a mythic community,
the icing is the leader,
and…

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