ghosts of parmony

those who are invisible

should neither be seen nor heard

which has its advantages

neither credit nor blame received

nor expectations laid upon

other than to be neither seen nor heard.

close to on par with harmony

except that harmony requires sounds or sights to blend

while we are more like rests

as other notes are being played

or shadows behind shadows

somewhere out of frame

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no one hunts a mouse

that leaves no sign it’s there

so long as what it takes or does

might plausibly be denied

or otherwise explained

no exorcist arrives

for demons mollified in shades

of sedatives prescribed

no law enforcement intervenes

so long as the crowd remains

without a face

not even custodians take note

when we leave without a trace

we may do whatever we want

so long as we never pull their gaze

we may pick our nose & eat it

enjoy a gooey-crispy repast

perform anal excavations

or simply scratch our ass

readjust our disposition

of the garments

around our crotch

have a cocktail before breakfast

if no one sees

we’re not debauched

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stop it

quit the rhyming

break the cadence

folks will note

if we begin to sound like hallmark

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the powers who be

mind not our haunts

so long as we show no face

‘tis safer to be thought naught

than to be seen

so as to draw their ire

their defenses

of sledgehammers

bludgeoning specks

without arms

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those who are invisible

should neither be seen nor heard

which has its advantages

nothing gets better

but ‘tis also less likely to get immediately worse

than if we had a face

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than if we had a face

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than if we had a face

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than if