a/n: 60 words regarding The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger. An innocent victim of the tragedy.


Sahara King


The African sun

Is a distant vague memory;

All is now viewed

Between well-secured bars.

Savannah is lost to

A sawdust-strewn circus ring;

Lights glaring down

Replace African stars.

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Instead of the hunt,

He performs to an audience;

Restless,

Unhappy,

And misunderstood.

Not really to blame

For the tragic conclusion

When instinct kicks in

At the hot scent of blood...

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