No, don’t open that door. Don’t try.
It’s locked anyway. Or should be. Some people say
it’s worse than seeing their first dead body
half dead half alive, they never quite forget it.
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Michael, very insightful. I think the thick skinned suits are selling better these days... that seems to be what everyone's wearing. Good write! Brian
Michael this poem offers much human nature, only I usually call my “thick skin” my favorite defense mechanism “Intellectualization'. :) Gosh darn it... I would be lost without it. Thin skin is rare, and usually spied by a predator, so the transition between the two has now become just another exhale. I may “look like a mouse” to the vulture, lol- but spy these spears of my dark side. :) I enjoyed the poem for all the flow of familiarity, and the intriguing concept.