#that IS ALL THERE IS, by Proteus Mercurius

Proteus Mercurius

#that IS ALL THERE IS

an unambiguous iambic disaster

The world is all a stage,

Or so the Bard affirms;

If only so it were for me

The stage my world would be.

Now #that is all the rage

Tomorrow what’s to be?

It’s all about the media trend

Where now’s passé and thus, regret;

And #that is all there is.

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