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like a lie
like a bluff that's been called
like a bewildered, bothered mother
wondering where her child went.
like a surprise, but a bad one.
like a young girl expelled not from home
but from country.
like choosing to go to sleep.
like closing your eyes to the bright sun
and opening them into an empty, deserted life.
like a revolt, a revolution.
like a change - but not quite, not yet.
like good music that sours because of bad memories.
like prohibition.
like fear.
like complete and utter shutdown.
like an idea that couldn't be contained.
like a wildfire.
like a young girl who would be shot for love.

like a vendetta.p