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the wolf feigns wearinesswhile circling the flockwhile picking off the strayswhile slaughtering lambsthe wolf licks its lipsreveals a smilemocking the eaglewho also only has eyes for its stomach~n.b. A proposed peace plan, or a mafia carve up? You choose. CLP 20/11/2025 

the wolf feigns weariness
while circling the flock
while picking off the strays
while slaughtering lambs
the wolf licks its lips
reveals a smile
mocking the eagle
who also only has eyes for its stomach

~

n.b. A proposed peace plan, or a mafia carve up? You choose.

CLP 20/11/2025

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Chris Perry

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