Identity

Group. Think. Exclusion. Prejudice. What in the world? Faith. Culture. Nation. Preference. Cliques. Who’s in. Who’s out. Flags. Emblems. Buttons. Songs. Signs. Food. Code. Trust who you know. Or. Change. Let through the door. Strength. Tradition. Pride. Us. Them. Distinct. Because we choose to be. Hate us. Attack us. Just don’t question us. Declare. Decide. Choose a side. Who the hell do you think you are? Join us. It’ll be ok – you’ll be hazed. Cleansed. But. Never forget your position. Against our better judgment. New money. Made men. Slash in the night. Stab in the back. Finally. Because we can. No affinity. You really believe that? Done. Pawn, find the seam. Break the jail. Now hated by everyone – of course. But hard to be kind. All the time. To everyone. Separate person from behavior. Compassion. Large language. Encompassing terms. No ethnicity. No religion. Not human. Not animal. Not alive. Not dead. Senses. Heart. Mind. Slow. Deliberate. Intentional. Open. Relaxed. Breath. Counter intuition. Build. Connect. Seek. Deviate. Celebrate. Don't just tolerate. Resilient. Echoed. Diverse. Webbed. Purified. Transparent. Balanced. Complex. Permeable. Flow. Transfer. We’re all in this together. Sink. Steep. Tea. Soup. Sodden landscape. Drowned chemicals. Dancing. Exciting the tongue. Moss. Birds. Butterflies. Carnivorous plants. Stench. Life. Layered. Sliced by sleán. Dried by sun. Smoke. Liminal air. Wall of cold. Pressing. Lean in. Spirits slither. Fire. Warmth. Fly. With witches. Beyond lunar sweep. Tidal tilt. Cold hands lose their grip. Falling. Deep. Bog sides creep. Eating their fill. Loon calls spirit. Divest. Release. Chisel spiral. Chase wood into cave. Framed in light. Streaming. Beyond sight. Blinded. Bathed. Invited into night.

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