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Lock and Key
February 15, 2021
Silently, he takes the stage.
Words unspoken,
Treasures,
Locked away from the world.
Everyone knew.
Or thought they
Knew
His condition by now.
So they expected nothing
From a boy with nothing to say.
Thoughts lying dormant,
Hibernating,
For eternity.
A key of ivory.
Silky smooth,
Yet a signal arrow piercing through.
He beckons them closer, deeper
Into his unlocked heart.
© Austin L., Irvine, California
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