wake up
read the news
a man in a suit
signed away your body
while you slept
sip coffee
burn tongue
the sting will last longer
than your right to choose
step outside
sidewalk cracks like a rib cage
under pressure
sky bruised
lungs tight
a stranger
tells you to smile
another
tells you to burn in hell
you wonder
if they rehearsed together
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Anthology of Eleos 