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Empty houses
Open browsers
Corral us in
A prison of not opening up
Convincing ourselves we are free
If we choose the prison
A directionless perfectionist
Fear has killed more than death
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Comments (2)
Your last line is the ultimate truth! Loved your poem!
And so we die.