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some words are more honest than other words.

some voices grow louder,

and at times, silence

the quiet voices with rapture

heard from those who love to be heard.

other words, often spill out

as daily verses of societal obligation  

neighbourly platitudes

apologies for being in the eye line

of a passing stranger.

these words are more typical,

spoken from a place tha…

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