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if every word on the page stands out, does this stand out because it doesn’t?
If every person around me stands out, what do I do if I don’t?
The boy had worn every face except for what he once called his own,
Torn off and stitched onto his cranium like
A game of charades, a guessing game between
him and himself until wrong guesses crumbled like pebbles
falling to clawed wooden pavement
Like a unstable Jenga tower, every block unraveled and disposed
Until one player makes it collapse & everyone laughs because
They f*cked up and the pieces are thrown back into the box until the next group comes along.
Plastered to her face | Plastered to his face | Plastered to his face
There is a fake smile | There is a fake smile | Once was a fake smile
Masking off her spite | It’s glued tight, still, | But now, no more, is he expected to grin
The ugly smile peels | The ugly smile peels | His head held high, his chin pointing the sky
The truth is revealed | The truth is revealed | He has accepted the penalty……………………………
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