after the verdict
we’re doing something
different today
but you shouldn’t have
a problem with that
the city is already boiling over
and by nightfall
it won’t be safe at all
we’ve got no time
to board up the main floor windows
we’ll pack a bag
and take some valuables
and pray for our
eventual return
some say there is safety
in numbers
but this time
that’s the exact definition
to an exception to the rule
april two thousand twenty-one
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Such a unique one!
Thank you, Devika.
walking or running
on a tightrope
in the wind
be like a bird
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this one, Jnana.