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listen we will


A single thing, unambiguous Heard in a single way They tell us to hear But instructions are the enemy We will not hear Listen we will So many meanings The beacon eludes us But the truth is seen in our own eyes In red In green In blue A single word Blinded by the world Defined by experience Listen we will Written in one language Heard in another A riddle perhaps? Open ended, to decipher your own answer Intended to open eyes To a world not your own When the eyes are actually opened To your world unknown Listen we will
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