{"id":135,"date":"2021-11-20T23:34:23","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T23:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.illinoisstate.edu\/euphemism\/17-1\/?page_id=135"},"modified":"2021-11-27T22:11:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T22:11:43","slug":"city-of-lost-faith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/17-1\/city-of-lost-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Lost Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"
Madeline Brzeczek<\/h5>\n

after \u201cMarch of the Hanged Men\u201d by Monica Youn<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Acid-branded neon angels joyously weep tears of oil onto the streets<\/p>\n

    of Las Vegas<\/p>\n

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      Such devotion to the city of sin should be blasphemous but gods hold no power<\/p>\n

      over slot machines<\/p>\n

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        In Vegas the greedy the gluttonous the lustful zealots in three-piece suits whose only blessing<\/p>\n

        is from the House<\/p>\n

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          Mojave-burned ashes of unlucky gamblers are used to extinguish sacred cigarettes<\/p>\n

          of tourist disciples<\/p>\n

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            As their creed slips from dry lips chanting what happens in Vegas should <\/em><\/p>\n

            stay in Vegas<\/em><\/p>\n

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              Lady Luck raises a flaming cocktail to banish debtors from the<\/p>\n

              casino of Eden<\/p>\n

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                Cast out from the promised strip they wander Death\u2019s valley with their names written in<\/p>\n

                Nevada\u2019s black book<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                Madeline Brzeczek after \u201cMarch of the Hanged Men\u201d by Monica Youn   Acid-branded neon angels joyously weep tears of oil onto the streets of Las Vegas Such devotion to the city of sin should be blasphemous but gods hold no power over slot machines In Vegas the greedy the gluttonous the lustful zealots in three-piece… <\/p>\n

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