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January 15th, 2026
Calgary Poetry Contest #1 – First Place
by Stephen G. Lloyd
Deception
Is the nucleus
Retracting
From its birth.
Habitual
As a malady
Declined.
Its origin
Off course.
About the Poet
Stephen G. Lloyd resides in Masset, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada.
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on Stephen G. Lloyd's Artist Page.
This poem is included in Poetry World #14, published in the Wax Poetry and Art Library.
Keywords: inevitable, trouble
Previously published in Calgary Poetry Magazine:
The Room at Our Will
by Breanna Scott
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