Thank you, Anni. Maybe I'm a masochist because I do like making things difficult for myself. I considered rhyming each line as well, but that was a bridge too far. Perhaps next time...
What succeeds is success
and what succeeds is
a toothless canary
ignoring, of course,
canaries don’t have teeth
and I will have to pay
when they present the bill
for another failed joke.
Line count: 8
Free verse
For Express It In Eight, 07.31.22
Prompt: Succeed.
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