Old Sneakers

You don't have to pretend
you're not seeing a world in ruin
like slices of papaya
on a plate at Papaya's.

You gamely expect
deliverance on toast
from an arcane dalliance
on the western shores of Internet's
whistling host.

Pshaw, grates
slam on unprepared fingers
and finger widths brace
the cruel pretender

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