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but aren't they all random?

Friday, April 19, 2019

the s w o r d

Jean Viellay was a Royal Lord

of Swordsmanship, some past time back

he had a magic sword named "shit"

which had emblazoned on it

for the sake of tact: s
w o r d - in runic script

imbued by charms and magic wiles
by charlatans, who wished not
to be rude. They charged Viellay
one hundred bucks for fell and nasty spells
of brandish, parry, feint, and thrust
which in that day, was worth 100 times
as many pennies, then. Viellay

swore by it so damn much, they might as well

have spelled it out. But damn

well-handled (as it always was)
that s word sure could cut,

each time he dared to draw it out.

You see, it was a cursed blade
as bowdlerized as its rune spelled.
Once shit was pulled, Viellay

would slay

and then say shit!
fuck! damn!
and hell

what is that smell

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