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Some times I feel like I am in the running for the miss understood pageant, even with those closest to me. Defending the light in each person, even our enemies, is inescapably intertwined with our fight for humanity, and often just, as dangerous…<\/p>\n

In the Outs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I am
\nSow over and over
\nThe light in my enemies
\nBared deep
\nWith in group identification
\nToo sides
\nToo con versing
\nThat fatal err
\nWe breathe in
\nAnd out
\nAs I maid the mistake
\nOf having empathy
\nFor my enemies
\nFor which I cannot
\nUndue
\nThat which seams
\nAs won mirror aside
\nWhich turns out
\nHoly fits
\nAwe
\nOf us<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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