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Please Do Not Open

Truth has rotted away

By Barb DukemanPublished 8 months ago 1 min read

Please do not open

Please do not open

Pandora’s chest has been quarantined

The box is locked and contravened

Misinformation lay in between

The fragile sides within the box

Danger festers underneath the lid

It was never meant to be truly hid

Truth has never been more turbid

Truth should never be a paradox

Humanity spirals out of control

Violent tendencies out on parole

Sounds of screams are a death knoll

Common sense is no longer orthodox

Careening toward the distant end

On human kindness we can’t depend

The contents of the box distend

Please do not open

Please do not open

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Barb Dukeman

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    Written by Barb Dukeman