<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Epigrams of JH Martial, Jr]]></title><description><![CDATA[The compositions of Josaphat H. Martial, Junior. Ruminations on the sourness of our times and the shortcomings of our neighbors.]]></description><link>https://www.meanpoetry.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sxtB!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc7dc5e42-d147-4f47-9572-d7e158d461d5_1280x1280.png</url><title>The Epigrams of JH Martial, Jr</title><link>https://www.meanpoetry.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:41:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.meanpoetry.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[JH Martial]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[martialjr@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[martialjr@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[JH Martial, Jr]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[JH Martial, Jr]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[martialjr@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[martialjr@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[JH Martial, Jr]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[A Shit Dog Bed from The Jungle]]></title><description><![CDATA[OR, "Better a Straw Pallet in the Bastille"]]></description><link>https://www.meanpoetry.com/p/a-shit-dog-bed-from-the-jungle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.meanpoetry.com/p/a-shit-dog-bed-from-the-jungle</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[JH Martial, Jr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:17:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sxtB!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc7dc5e42-d147-4f47-9572-d7e158d461d5_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Rest without comfort, thin cloth on hard ground,</span><br><span>Cruel greed strips rest from the silent. Why not stuff it with rocks?</span><br><span>They can't complain. But I did.</span></p><p><span>For a pretense of concern, indifference to my words, and a ban on reviews!</span><br><span>Shoddy clothing, thin soup, and this, a shitty dog bed not fit for fleas.</span></p><p>YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE, CRUD-BALL DOG HATERS!</p><p><span>-JH, 9th of August, 2026</span></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.meanpoetry.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Warm regards. Subscribe if you choose. -JH</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>