The Key

STRANDED!

We all gotta die.

Should we die striving toward the ideal or wallowing in the cesspit of the actual?

I used to call folks out on their lies, but I learned it was best to leave them to tie themselves up in knots.

After all, if we’re both stranded in the web, how am I gonna help ‘em out?

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The Key

Individuation is key.

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Becoming

an individual

does not mean

that we separate

our

selves.

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It means

we take

the responsibility

to become

strong enough

to withstand

the collective brand

so we can better it

with a discerning mind

and a guiding hand.

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Individual: NOT DIVIDED IN ONE’S SELF. WHOLE. NOT ALONE. NOT ISOLATED. BUT WHOLE.

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(A gear with broken teeth is no good to the clock.

Each separate part must be whole for the clock to accurately tell the time.

Otherwise, the clock will not work.

Wanna open that locked door, eh?

Need the key, don’tcha?

Individuation is key.)

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“Fuck that,” I hear you say. “I’ll just break it down.”

Go ahead.

Break it down.

Won’t be nothin’ in there but you and the empty ruin you made of your life.

People who work together will go on to build something else while you revel in your power to destroy.

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Okay, then, fine, you think secretly, with that silly smirk on your face. I’ll befriend someone who has the key and get them to let me in.

Sure. But eventually they’ll lock you out again when they realize what a manipulative little shit you are.

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“I’ll steal the key then!” You say out loud before you can cover your traitor mouth with your

Oh

Too

Slow

Hands.

Go right ahead.

Go in.

Lock the others out.

Don’t worry.

They won’t come back.

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They won’t even knock

or say goodbye.

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They’ll be so relieved

to finally move on

to open spaces

and honest ways

while you take the time

to work on your self.

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See how it all comes around?

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You were so focused

on getting through the door,

you forgot about the key!

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It ain’t in no one else’s hand.

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It’s yours to make,

And it is

ironically

iconically

sardonically

UNIVERSAL.

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Individuation is key.