Hannah Capps
Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So
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Ashen Tree
“Underneath, spreading chestnut tree,
I sold you and you sold me."*
Soggy heartsbroken,
Conscious tradedunspoken.
Under scorching summer sun,
Ourtwo bodies met as one.
Startled from a lucid dream,
Boneless now—we wait to bleed.
*Inspired by George Orwell's 1984. Upon rereading this story, this poem came into being.
First stanza is written by Orwell on page number, 252.
“Underneath, spreading chestnut tree,
I sold you and you sold me."*
Soggy hearts
Conscious traded
Under scorching summer sun,
Our
Startled from a lucid dream,
Boneless now—we wait to bleed.
*Inspired by George Orwell's 1984. Upon rereading this story, this poem came into being.
First stanza is written by Orwell on page number, 252.
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