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Court Order

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By Katrina ThornleyPublished 4 years ago 1 min read
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Restraint has never been

A strong suit,

Not nestled in your deck,

Tossed to the side

Lost under booted foot.

Your whims are outspoken

Obsession yelled- screamed

Thought concealed, but plain

Illuminated for world-

A billboard of your creation-

You can't claim to conceal

Nor feel violated,

Isolated by own design

Painted picture to color

The other in red and black

Created a villain

With written word

to cower behind,

Hoping world would see

An imagined state

Of him and her-

Where one is saved

And the other sins,

Crushing spirit

Beneath pointed heel.

Lack of responsibility-

Seek ownership

Of the Forever Wandering

But refuse ownership

Of own reflection-

Still creature

In frozen frame-

Cry to me not

Erase apology

The chord is cut

Signed and sealed

With police tape.

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About the Creator

Katrina Thornley

Rhode Island based author and poetess with a love for nature and the written word. Works currently available include Arcadians: Lullaby in Nature, Arcadians: Wooden Mystics, 26 Brentwood Avenue & Other Tales, and Kings of Millburrow.

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