hide-and-seek

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i make empty
promises and hide
from them until i can't
hide anymore

because the game
of hide-and-seek is over
and i feel cramped
in a stranger's
kitchen cupboard

i can't decide if i'd rather
be dragged from my safe
haven and cower before
their anger when they
find me, still hiding after
days have gone by and the
game is no fun anymore

or discover that
everyone gave up
and went home
without me

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