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End of Empire
End of Empire

Barbarians at the gate,
late for the party,
demanding entrance
without invitation
and looking rather ugly.
Nervous usher asks,
“Whom shall I say is calling?”
“Tell ‘em the Huns,” says Attila.



Line Count: 8
Free Verse
For Express It In Eight, January 12 2021
Prompt: Gate.

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