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The State Of Disunion


Treating

the symptoms

ignoring

the cause

The outcome

redundant

all change

stuck on pause

 

The people

the problem

the root

of the pain

No law

or restriction

can change

DNA

 

Our values

on fire

from those

who are lost

They hate

with an ignorance

perdition

defrosts

 

You can’t make

an omelet

with eggs

that won’t fry

And you can’t save

the farm

feral pigs

— in the sty

 

(Dreamsleep: September, 2025)

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