Only The Me Within Me

Only the me within me

is mine

That of me without me

is yours

theirs

public property

My intentions

irrelevant

my impact

consequential

deadly

Investigate me like an animal

like a dog

me

with two-tone vision

me

black or white

my grays

relevant

consequential

deadly

me

You see him

you see me

what you see

you own

only the me within me

is mine

 

 

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