Poem: Oppression

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Shouldn’t have said a word
Should’ve kept it in
But I’m a human too

No, not to them, you say?

S  h  r  i  n  k  i  n  g
S h r i n k i n g
Shrinking
Shrink
Sh…

Paper-thin now.
Should I fold in half?

16-folds now
Cut in half, you say?

Halved
Quartered
Butchered, you say?

Shards
I’m all shards now

Powder me now
Melting
Soluble
Vapourising

Exi…