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Patriarchy,
Monarchy,
Matriarchy,
Oligarchy …
So many arches
yet not one
can uphold
its burdens.

Magazine This piece has been published in Teen Ink’s monthly print magazine.




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beautifulspiritVIP said...
Dec. 20, 2011 at 4:46 pm:

So true~ what a way to put it!

 
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Brooke B.VIP said...
Aug. 10, 2009 at 1:21 am:

I like it.

 
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Alex C. said...
Jul. 11, 2009 at 12:16 am:

Regicide,
Patricide,
Homicide,
Suicide,
So many cides
yet not one
can uphold
the required body of evidence for a court case.

I fail to see whether this is a comment about the state of government, or just some fun with suffixes.

 
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fisherj said...
May 2, 2009 at 11:29 pm:

I apologize for the negativity, but I'm not sure 'uphold' is the best word for the meaning it seems like you're building. There are a large number of alternatives that I think would improve this, otherwise good, work.

 
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