we have been betrayed

we have been betrayed
and we don't even know it,
not fully,
no,
never fully,
betraying ourselves
even to the point,
decimals and fractions
inclinations and
petitions
to make reasonable
decisions based on an
uncomplicated mind,
yes,
far too complicated
and complicit without
any single act of reservation,
fictionalized heroes
roaming
the House of the Undead,

pleading:

give me!
give me!
give me!

a handout..
a prayer...
an uncomplicated mind.

where orchids dream
and my tziigane soul
goes mad with song.


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