Ballad of the Selfless
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Complete Wed, Feb 23, 2022<5 mins
The birds are objective. That's what makes them beautiful. That's what makes them terrible. They don't change. They can be predicted. They are a cycle of healing from their own destruction.
An allegory I wrote about the events of my life.
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