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Double Entendre


Often

words that

condemn

offer salvation

 

Their

juxtaposition

the blink

of an eye

 

What starts

to indict

turns into

redemption

 

The turn

of a phrase

their meaning

— belies

 

(The New Room: March, 2025)

 

 

 

 

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