Building-burn-bridges into air,
hefting-hopes-in-haunted stare,
but known-that-nothing-never there,
and fraught-with-fore-felt-falling.
Better-to-beam and as-bold-smile,
politely-nod-placid-pausing while
saying-absolute-silence-softly.
For if ever-eagerly-easily speak
and-at thoughts-truly sin-to-seek,
quite-often-quelled-or-quashed ‘til bleak,
honesty-having paid-for-punished awfully.
Better scoundrel-no-such-scorned-sound,
though heart-heavy and poured-to-pound,
etched-essence instead-gone-into ground,
connections-courageous-but-costly.
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– achrilock