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Institutional Gaslighting

Boredom breeds depravity,

A textbook case of sanity.

     Of sanity?

Insanity.

Don’t mishear what I’ve said.

You wish them dead.

You wish them dead?

But they are just like you.

 

Complacency builds to slavery,

A textbook case of happiness.

     Of happiness?

Unhappiness.

Do not skew my words.

You wish them away.

You wish them away?

But they are just like you.

 

Differences create animosity,

A textbook case of humanity.

     Humanity?

Inhumanity.

Do not borrow meaning.

You cast them out

You cast them out?

But they are just like you.

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