double think has arrived in the west | poem

words from the outside

You would think we could all agree—

whether left or right or stuck somewhere in the middle

that what is taking place now

will dictate the lives of our children

in ways that do not allow them outdoors to play alone

go alone

grow into adulthood independently, able to take control

of their own homes, families, lives.

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Because the truth is now a lie in the eyes of …