{"id":7875,"date":"2025-09-02T03:46:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T07:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=7875"},"modified":"2025-09-02T10:44:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T14:44:36","slug":"poem-taut-a-lessen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/02\/poem-taut-a-lessen\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: Taut a Lessen"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am a fan of deeply existential questions. If you had to choose, would you rather be the one who threatened others, even to the point of death, into deeply degrading situations, or be the one subjected to such treatment?<\/p>\n

Taut a Lessen<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

They treated me
\nAs an other
\nThey taught me
\nWon thing
\nMy abuser
\nMy captor
\nMy exploiter
\nMy oppressor
\nThey are better than me
\nAt violence
\nI choose other wise<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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