Avoidance

So what aren’t we talking about?

Dreaded words

poised to provoke

metacognition

a magnifying glass

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I compartmentalize

all I am is boxes

some of which live

but some never leave the shelf

or the basement

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She is a box knife

What’s in this one?

She dissects

and reforms

She is sunlight

touching dusty places

and sometimes the dust

brews storms

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Without rain

the world is a desert

but I fear being lost at sea

Being afraid is okay

But don’t let it control you

She is a life raft

and an oracle who sees

solid ground