June 5, 2026

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Fiscal by Neil Daswani

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5 years ago Zafar Anjum
Go pluck from behind the accountant’s ear his mighty sword; the one that spews out ink in red
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Go pluck from behind the accountant’s ear 
his mighty sword; the one that spews out ink in red 
and draw a crimson line beneath this awful year
sign the ledger of your loss, wherever you have bled

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