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People protect themselves

from poetry

by laughing at poets;

sneering at sincerity.

Only-seeking-me-through-you eyes

turn slowly from the pure act of questioning.

Man and Woman...hating what they love.

 

But this is not poetry. This is a scold.

 

In the end what counts is this:

 

What do you believe is beautiful

and how do you feel about witnessing its destruction?


The dead angel said two things -

1. Cruelty does not exist. It is only the difference between how you treat others and how they treat you.

The other thing she said was:

"Sorry is not magic."

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