Inside Out

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what nerve, absurd
to use his words
as little tricks
or wiley picks
to break the lock
on the odd box
high on the shelf
full of herself

she must decide
what she must hide
and should she fight,
keep that lid tight.
she creeps a bit
not sure he’ll quit
his thirst to know
what drives her so.

but she has heard
him sing the words
she knows she needs
and so concedes
so even though
she’d have him go
she trusts again
and asks him in

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