Pared (Syllabic Meter)
bullish rhetoric
excavating foundations
to build upon sand
each brick in the wall
demolishing decency
building barricades
civility pared
layer by layer exposed
like Emperor’s clothes
tequila sunrise
until sangria sundown —
wall casting shadows
extracting pesos
from those who know penury —
taxing burritos
by Phil Istine
‘Pared’ was first published on WritingForums in the September Pip Challenge and judged the ‘Best’ poem.
