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nowhere near death

there is a gap
in the back of your mind
call it a door or a window
but do not call it a trap

what’s behind it
is anything you want it to be
the trick is how do you even
come close to it

there is no moat or razor wire
impeding you from entering
& like anything else
there are many ways to reach it
whether legal or criminal
dignified or nefarious
open-sourced or clandestine
expensive or dirt cheap
if not altogether free

if you’re able to get through
& return before you die
bringing back with that which is
unseen & unequivocally invaluable
then you’ll have come closer than ever
to becoming a god





february two thousand twenty-four
copyright j matthew waters
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