Denouement

but is a Shrike not 
stuck to its thorns 
just like everything else?

when I turn my
hands back into stones,

           when I bare my teeth, 

                     when I puff out my throat,

don't I always end
up the same way?

is guilt just the heart
trying to even the
score
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