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Our smiles are translucent enough 

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Our smiles are translucent enough 

to  admit the dull, faded light 

of bits of socializing happiness

and tired admiration softly on our faces, 

but the heart in each 

has a black ink sword  flowing the river styx,

wedged into the arteries,

searching for both the 

golden ,magnificent, humbly carved door

 and also the forbidden door of 

chaos and despair, 

we go throughout our lives living out

each day with a dull face towards tomorrow, 

and legs and hands 

and minds and mouths 

performing deeds of what we're told to do and say,

how to act and how to play

the parts of those living 

day by day,

who will always be uncertain 

of whether choosing to leave 

or to stay.

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