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Firewall


Don’t let

your spark

become a fuse

blowing up

the truth

 

Don’t let

the flame

become a blaze

burning down

your youth

 

Don’t be the

kindling

become the tree

that reaches

and extends

 

Don’t be 

accused 

of lighting the match

on what

— should never end

 

(The New Room: September, 2025)

 

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