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Through The Glass


Live in

the jungle

Exist

in the zoo

 

The cage

all consuming

When captive

... adieu

 

At risk

in the wild

Or safe

through the glass

 

All life in

the difference

To roar

— or to gasp

 

(The New Room: September, 2024)

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