become.

complimented on these-
the smallest of mercies
she stands aside
from the rabble,
the antagonists gone now but
not ever forgotten

all opinions considered
and prejudices aside,
we are separate from
the things that move us-
the very things we deemed
so worthy of warfare

no longer will hard-won victories
be treated as lullabies for
the un-baptised

she has notions in her eyes
so soothing at first
but increasingly toxic
as those who came before
dismay

moving forward,
marching towards this lovely isolation
so soft and insincere,
pale digits struggling to surface
and to become

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