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BREACH OF SANCTITY

A mandatory update from the Department of Necessity.

By Caitlin CharltonPublished 8 months ago 2 min read
Runner-Up in Public Announcement Challenge
BREACH OF SANCTITY
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The Department of Necessity states:

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​you shall surrender your temple for his physical release.

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​You shall accept his specious logic

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​as he tugs at your undergarment device.

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​The tugging at the device is an exaction of the policy,

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​and resistance shall be rejected as emotional burden.

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​Under no circumstances shall you claim the status of beauty.

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​The participant’s preference for meretricious images

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​is a fixed condition.

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​You will receive repulsive demonic indictment if you shed a tear.

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​By heart you are broken;

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​by stone you are guilty.

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​You shall be reduced to your bare bottoms

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​then be penalized for your lack of presence.

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​LIABILITY WAIVER

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​Liability waiver if you catch a disease.

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​You have chosen the wrong one but the whole race is polluted.

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​His human side only comes out when he wants a release.

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​Let him wait too long and you will be cast out on the streets.

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​Again, there will be no liability held

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​if you shed a tear

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​or share a regret.

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​You will speak and not be listened to.

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​As soon as he sees a crack or you deviate from the script,

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​you will be squeezed back into your bosom

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​and you will become the body.

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​The pixels remain inviolable

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​and the pain will not be seen.

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​Therefore, your truth will be discarded.

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​The human emanation of your voice

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​will be rebuked as though it belonged to a man.

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​Thus he will love the image of your body;

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​and he will hate the burden of the payment.

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​A/N: This piece explores something I’ve dealt with: the cold heart truth of a cheater and a gaslighter. When a person's addiction dictates the rules of a home, intimacy is no longer a choice but a mandatory service agreement. I chose the Public Notice format to show how the Department of Necessity erases the individual, leaving only the pixels and the burden behind. Thank you so much for reading if you got this far. ❤️🙏🤗

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About the Creator

Caitlin Charlton

Writer first. Close reader and self‑taught critic shaping eloquence.

A survivor reclaiming her territory.

I write dark fiction and poetry through symbol, shadow, and fracture.

Always sharpening the craft. ✏️🔥👠

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    Written by Caitlin Charlton