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Oblivious

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By Atomic HistorianPublished 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago 1 min read
Oblivious
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Sometimes it’s better to be oblivious

Than to be fully aware of the insidiousness that surrounds us

Sometimes it’s better to shut one’s eyes

Than to stare at the hideousness of how we treat each other

Eating each other

Hand over fist

Sometimes I sit and wonder

Where are you now?

What are you thinking?

Do you think of me?

Or did it matter no more than your blinking

Sitting here

Staring into innerspace

Just another face

Lost in the crowd

Someone that only exists in memory

Because there was no hint from me

Of I how I saw you

How I would watch all that you do

For a clue

A whisper

A look

That said come hither

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