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29 Falls


Reaching into the

public consciousness

the words were given free

 

Blowing fresh holes

through blind consensus

nothing there to see

 

Reaching into

the common anthem

selling out for fate

 

Lost in the current

of tomorrow’s maelstrom

— passing heaven’s gate

 

(The New Room: November, 2024) 

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