Bespoken
What they don’t know
one can only assess
What they can’t see
they can never possess
What they affirm
they can never deny
What they proclaim
they can never imply
Things they impugn
only traitors allow
Things they assume
they will never avow
Things they besmirch
they will never applaud
Things they embrace
they will never defraud
Once they betroth
all suitors be damned
Once they constrict
to never expand
Once they commit
to never rethink
Once they get sober
to never take drink
If they remember
those promises cast
If they retender
the future and past
If they stay open
the visions will come
If they’re bespoken
— the truth zero sum
(The New Room: January, 2026)
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Philosophical exploration of knowledge, commitment, and truth with abstract conditionals.
Dense paradoxical statements stacked rapidly; multiple ideas compressed per line.
Predominantly dark: betrayal, damnation, constraint, contradiction; some redemptive ending hope.
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